As soon as I saw the title and before I read the post I thought of the price of the obsession as opposed to the price of the upkeep. I did alot of research before making the decision to purchase an 80 (LX450) and haven't had a day of regret since.
I've surpassed Dan's $6,000 figure in the last month and still haven't had it off the pavement. Waiting ever so impatiently for next weekend. By the time I found mine, I already knew exactly what I wanted to do with it (mods wise), I had a picture(s) in my head. Most of which were of clarkrw3's rig.
Even though we communicate with so many others who share our love of this vehicle, they are still pretty rare to see around. I'm amazed at how many people compliment me on my rig even though alot of them don't even know what it is.
While it would be nice if every 80 owner appreciated what they had as much as we do, that will never be the case. I know that I for one expect to have a life long relationship with mine.
By the way, nice write up Dan!
