whats wrong with kids today...

Hey, if it was me I would have offered to get the car started or better yet, she use to go to show with her husband so, maybe take her with you to a local show. This does two things, it shows her your love of cars and lets her relive a memory. She may be so greatful that she offers the car to you. Now I know this may open you up to some harassment but old people have some neat perspectives on things and offer up some great conversation. You may find the day to be quite enjoyable. Good luck.

 

maybe the kid would rather see his aunt get the money for the car and not see her cheated out of what it's worth. so what's it worth, $15-25,000? sounds like he's doing the honorable thing and turning it down to see that she gets what she deserves. don't try to steal it from her.

 

If every kid was into cars there wouldn't be enough to go around. I'm glad not all kids are into cars, that means some come on the market sometimes.

 

I think if the kid wanted to maximize his aunt's $ portfolio he should help her clean it up and sell it instead of just saying he's not interested.

 

Don't blame the nephew to much for not wanting the old girls car. It might be a case of him not being a gear head. But if it were a runner he'd have it. 90% of the old cars I've worked on end up being sold to people who don't work on them. Guys like us mostly love the work not the car per say. Point being if we were all gear heads there would be no barn finds, so enjoy the niche your in make the old girl an offer and see if she wants to go cruising to butter up the deal.

 

the more it think about it and go through this if i have my day off this week on thursday ill take my jump box and a few things with me and check up with her and see if she will let me get it running at least for her and maybe press a little harder on buying it from her then and i already thought about in the offer tell her that anytime she wanted a ride in the car..as long as i was off work i would be more then glad to come pick her up. she used to drive the car here and there on sundays i dont really think the car will really need anywork at all. it sits in a dry garage that is part of her house. who knows and we will see what happens... and the statement whats wrong with kids today...was probably the wrong statement cause im very sure that her nephew is a fair amount older then i am.

 

Yep!
two clearly different trains of thought there.

 

What's wrong with Kids today?

Same thing that's been wrong with kids since the dawn of time; They care about what THEY care about. They're interested in what THEY are interested in. Not necessarily what they're parents or elders are interested in. That is why we have hot rods and rock n roll.

I look at it like this; If everybody liked old hot rods, I'd have to go find something else to set me apart. So enjoy what you want to enjoy, and don't worry about what others do.

Just a thought.

 

Maybe he's a true rodder and doesn't want a more-door.

 

i say go for it, just start it, make it run and give it a good wash job she might just tell you do deserve to own it..
it's happened to me , many years ago when i was into volkswagens i always like the way a car that had been sitting for years looks once you gave it some love and a fresh coat of wax,
a couple of times i knocked on doors asking about a car sitting on a driveway to see if they wanted to sell it, when told "not for sale" i'd come by another time and ask them if i can just clean it up so i can take a couple of photos, and sure enough i was told if the car meant that much to me i could just have it..

to this day if i see a car sitting in a field or back yard i knock on the door and ask if i can take some photos of the car for my "web site" that always shows i have an interest in it, then i say "your know if you ever want to get rid of it???" it's worked for me..

 

Well no one is going to be thrilled with this but if someone offered me a '53 Buick I would only take it to be polite. I am just not that thrilled with them.

Maybe the kid is building a '34 coupe in his spare time and just hasn't got over to get the old hopptie yet.

 

When I was a kid we had a 40 ford convertible it sat for years out in a field on our place. It belonged to my dads aunt. When i got to be 15 my dad asked if I wanted to fix it up to drive to school. At the time in my town the mini truck stuff was cool so I got a s-10 and lowered it and my dad sold the 40 to a guy for 500 bucks. I kick myself in the ass every time I think of it.

 

Years ago a widowed neighbor had her husband's low mileage 64 Impala. I could never bring myself to ask her about it, but a local punk did and sweet-talked her out of it.

The car was thoughly trashed within a year.

 

My thinking too. Probably for the best he's not interested...it would probably wind up with 24" "rims" and airbags on it so he could "lay frame" and impress all his lame "bros".

 

Im 20, my grandmother gave me my 53 when i was 17. it was her first car, then it was my first car. it all depends on the kid and the way the kid was raised in my opinion. If parents spoil their kids and just hand them laptops and iphones to sit around on all day, then yeah, they arent going to appreciate a classic like that. But its not all kids that are like that.

 

times two