A nice diesel with under 100K miles for $8K is a rare find. It's a lot better than my $100 junker that's not going anywhere yet.
Ah, but is it 80 _times_ better? Probably not, and to lots of us that is a factor. It's nice when you can afford the best ride possible (relatively speaking), but many must (and may) be happy with the best _valued_ ride possible. All part of the rich pageant, so to speak. Few would be all that happy with the steaming pile that is the $100 Frankenheap, yet to me a large part of its charm is the fact that it only cost $100 in the first place. (To be fair I've probably put another $200 into it since, not counting enhancements like the lighting and preheating system.) It's great fun knowing you've already put more into it in fuel than in capital expenditure. -- Jim
