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A person who spent more than $2 million on an unrestored Maserati is taking flak over restoring it.
Two things stand out.
First, the condition of the car is deteriorating just sitting there as dissimilar metals go after each other. Fixing that will end the "originality" the critics are saying must be preserved.
Second, he tried to sell the thing to allow these people to have their way with the car.
They didn't pony up the funds, so the owner decided to treat it like he owned it, because he does.
I've watched this pan out in so many other areas, it's not even funny anymore.
If you want to decide how something is to be cared for or used, and you don't own it, you'd better get off your butt and buy it.
But I've noticed that a lot of people feel they deserve a say in how other people treat their property.
Hey Angus;
ReplyDeleteIf the car was in excellent condition, I can see the issue...but the car looks just to this side of hammered ass. So he restored it. If the *Purist* were all pissy about it, then they should have bought it with THEIR money and let it decay to preserve it originality. Sheesh. He fixed it up so it will last for the next 50 years. Some people.....
It was to the point where if it was let sit any longer it would have deteriorated to dust. He probably had to restore it before it was too late. But as you said... it's his car, and really nobody else's business to tell him what he can and can't do. And I'm a guy who can appreciate a "survivor"... Up to a point.
ReplyDeleteYeah, in that vein, kinda like the township inspector that wants me to break up a brick wall to install a "current fire code compliant window" just because I moved a non load bearing inside wall to that room. Never mind that all the windows were updated to double pane and that doing that would mess up the external appearance of the house lowering it's value as a result. To boot, we are not in a HOA or any other kind of association other than older development outside the local city limits, hence a township. Grrrr. Too many petty tyrants abound.
ReplyDeleteNot your property, not your decision. Will probably end up suing the township when time comes to sell the property unless sane minds prevail (don't have much hope of that).