Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:20:27 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re:  [WSFA] RE: Car Advice Wanted
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

John and I both loved our Ford Festivas.  Yeah, they looked like pregnant 
roller skates, but he drove his to nearly 300,000 and I got to nearly 
200,000 before I got nervous and bought a new car.  Notice that I said got 
nervous, not that the car started giving me problems.  I gave the old car 
to my local mechanic and told him to cannibalize it.

At 02:12 PM 6/23/2004, you wrote:
>Chuck (et al),
>
>Just got back from email purgatory.
>
>I really liked Barry's suggestion. As you probably know, there are
>several 1999 camaros for sale on ebay currently...all less than the size
>of the insurance check. Maybe buying a car at auction makes you
>nervous...but I've had good experiences. Then again, I put myself
>through college (in part) buying and selling used cars. Now where did I
>put that flashy blazer I used to love?
>
>Otherwise, I've got to vent. Well, I don't have to, and I'm sure I'll
>regret it, but this seems to be a frequently erupting crowd.
>
>Hey. Dude. Have you ever considered driving something that got decent
>mileage? All cars go fast enough in my experience. I've cranked 4
>cylinder Datsuns up to triple digits and cry if my car can't get over 30
>mpg on the highway.
>
>My first car was a VW station wagon (a Type III "Variant") named
>"ignoble beastie". The first piece of work on a car I ever did came when
>I bought a wreck (named "the Hesperus") for the engine and swapped them.
>I'd heard it was easy. What it was was educational.
>
>Of course, I'm a grownup now. I drive a VW Station Wagon (a 2001 VW
>Passat named "Discovery") and never drive it at triple digits. Well,
>almost never. Maybe once or twice in New Mexico.
>
>Oops. I was going to vent and I wound up rambling. Must be age.
>
>If I didn't think you'd shudder at the suggestion, I'd suggest looking
>at the new Scion tC
>(http://www.scion.com/drive/gallery/drive_tc_gallery.html). Yes, it cost
>a little more than twice what they paid you for the camaro, but you can
>finance the difference at low rates over a number of years and reset the
>clock on when you're getting rid of it. In general I like the cars that
>manufacturers use to bring young drivers into the marque and build brand
>loyalty with. They're cheap but well built...as the mfrs are counting on
>a good experience leading to the later purchase of more expensive cars.
>
>Ernest

Candy

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