i agree on the toaster comment. i have a need for a toaster myself.
my 'character car' is a lotus elise....all character, no excuse for it but
love.
also, kids....one of my younger ones turn 50 oct 1.
amusing, i didn't buy the honda coupe, sst or whatever, because it was too
hard to
get in and out of. logical? not me! <G>
sam
"Steve" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> zammy 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.......
>
> I think that the operative word in that paragraph is "kids." :-)
>>
>> 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 disagree. For some people, cars are about the fun and character
of
> the car, and they put up with (or even kinda enjoy) a certain
quirkiness.
> Other people want a toaster that gets them from point A to point B
without
> them ever thinking about it, and don't care if it has all the charisma
of
> a slice of Wonder bread. That's what Camrys, Accords, Tauruses,
Caravans,
> and Malibus are for.
>
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