On Sep 11, 4:58 pm, "zammy" <za...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> i don't know, the last 'disposable' car i had was at 315,000 miles when
i
> dropped it off
> at the scrap yard.
> my '95 caravan is showing 287,000 and still no leaks.
> transmission change, but no leaks.
> my disposable echo has 127,000 and no leaks.
>
> all a hell of a lot better than my kids' and friend's jeeps with the
> doorhinge
> breaking and the right front engine mounts breaking.......
>
> my observation, people buying the high-priced cars, ie, mercedes,
****sche,
> et al, put up with problems that the average chevy owner wouldn't.
I don't know about Mercedes, but any ****sche I've ever driven is worth
it.
They're really that good.
You cuss 'em when they're broke, and cuss 'em even more when you find
out how much it's going to cost to fix, but just the sheer precision
of the way the car tracks is a thing of beauty. And my experience is
with 914s and 944s which are the bottom feeders of the ****sche world.
I should probably never drive a Ferrari. I'm afraid I might like it.
A Lamborghini is simply out of the question; it could drive like my
mom's old Renault but the sheer ***iness of a Miura is enough to make
me put up with any number of issues (and from what I've heard, that
goes with the territory.)
It's not just me, either... SWMBO has been driving the 944 fairly
regularly for the last year or so, and she keeps talking about how she
wants to get something boring and practical for herself like a Corolla
or something (her Corrado has been in a state of disassembly for about
six months now, because I simply haven't had time to work on it.)
Then she drives the 944 again and cusses me out because I "ruined her"
for boring cars :)
Another satisfied customer :)
nate
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