Owning a pinball can save you money

[Douggie]

Games are 2 dollars a shot in the arcades/pubs etc.....well I reckon Ive play at least 200 games on my SF2 so far, at this rate in a few weeks I figure Im actually making money owning it!, this is the theory Im using on the missus to convince her around $5K for family guy is a better idea than kitchen renovations.

[goodolddays]

Good luck with that Douggie .
Makes perfect sense to us, not sure about the wive's/GF's though

Cheers
Dave

[ddstoys]

Good in theory but to get the wife to understand take it off freeplay for few weeks play the crap out of it using loose change then give her all the coins and say this is what I saved family guy would pay for itself in no time

[shansta]

A pinny is like owning a boat...

Buy the hole - to tip the money into... 

[bossninja17]

Owning a pinny is a lot cheaper than other hobbies.
I once asked a rich mate of mine, "How did you become a millionaire?"
He said, "Start with $2million, then buy a race horse. Pretty soon, you'll have one million left".

[ajlaird]

Racing cars of whatever description = pouring money into a drain

Pinball machines just don't cost that much to buy, do up, maintain or run, really.

[ddstoys]

Not entirely true Andrew do what I did buy a Aussie muscle car bury it in the corner for 10 years went from a 1500 piece of crap to a highly collectable retirement fund

[Caveoftreasures]

Pinball machines are a bargain pro-rata for what they give you. Its not that dear to maintain or do them up. AND they go up in value over a reasonable time.

Name something else that visitors/people coming into your home get that excited about. !

I had a couple of 1978 2 door XC COBRA Coupes. They went up in value every year, but everyone wanted to steal them, and if u parked at a bar or a restaraunt, with the car outside, you couldnt relax for 5 minutes.

The cars were fun, but everyone else can enjoy the Pinballs and u also get to meet lots of top blokes/other collectors. Pinball can be a affordable hobby for everyone. 

[ajlaird]

Not entirely true Andrew do what I did buy a Aussie muscle car bury it in the corner for 10 years went from a 1500 piece of crap to a highly collectable retirement fund

Nah mate, I am not taking about collecting cars, but racing them. A different story!

[ddstoys]

Not entirely true Andrew do what I did buy a Aussie muscle car bury it in the corner for 10 years went from a 1500 piece of crap to a highly collectable retirement fund

Nah mate, I am not taking about collecting cars, but racing them. A different story!

My mistake missed the raving bit.

[mildflame]

Games are 2 dollars a shot in the arcades/pubs etc.....well I reckon Ive play at least 200 games on my SF2 so far, at this rate in a few weeks I figure Im actually making money owning it!, this is the theory Im using on the missus to convince her around $5K for family guy is a better idea than kitchen renovations.

did you say $2 a shot at pinball? last time I checked it was a dollar a game (don't tell me operators are putting up the price it's already high enough!  )

[howzat]

Hi Douggie
How are you liking sf2  I have 1 and its a lot of fun    have you killed the 12 fighters and got through the champion ship round ?    I did this 2weeks ago for the 1st time and clocked the machine   Im enjoying it and its been very reliable

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[Douggie]

G'day.....I have four machines so far, Fishtale, SF2, Austin Powers and Hot Hand.....I life SF2 the best of the lot. My young bloke got the championship round on it pretty quickly and kept boasting how I would never beat him so I took the glass off when he was out and made sure I got a score nobody will ever beat hahah........I think my 50 year old reflexes are the problem.