Excuses, excuses, excuses

[RHClarke]

I know that this subject has been broached a number of times in various threads, so I thought I would collect in this thread the "excuses" we have all heard when someone who owns a CMP, just can't come to part with it.

My most recent experience was trying to convince a chap to sell a HUP to me. His excuse for not selling was that he was going to convert the truck into a "off-road monster truck when we get the time and money to do so."

Others that I have heard:

I am going to restore it. Someday. (As it sits exposed and rusting away on wet ground)

You couldn't afford it. (Won't even fix a price to it)

I'm saving it for my son. (If he ever gets interested in the hobby - wait a minute! That's one of my excuses!)

I need it for parts. (As it sits among a number of other CMP hulks.)

I don't want to damage the lawn/field/path/road/quarry/flowers/trees, so it can't be moved and therefore isn't for sale (Even the parts as we all know that footprints are environmentally unfriendly.)

I promised it to a friend (20 years ago...)

It's my next project (Among 10 other vehicle "projects")

I'm sure you all have heard some of these and others. Got any to share?