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From: Grampa Bill in Savannah [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [ZION] Thrift!
Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz wrote:
I'm wondering if I've finally reached the point where I need to junk the
car
much fire you have in your belly. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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From: Steven Montgomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 8:21 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ZION] Thrift!
At 03:35 PM 11/10/2003, you wrote:
Yes, yes, Till
At 05:17 PM 11/11/2003, you wrote:
Steven,
I remember running around in a jeep. Not mine, but it sure was
fun to run
across the desert out from El Paso. The Jeep I rode around in was a WWII
Jeep manufactured by Ford, and had a small block Ford dropped into it. The
problem was the
At 06:31 AM 11/12/2003 -0700, St Steven wrote:
The only time I got stuck with my Jeep was when I high centered it near
Steinaker Reservoir, north of Vernal. It was on a narrow steep ridge-line
that sloped off both ways and also sloped off front and back. I couldn't
winch it, had absolutely no
At 08:06 AM 11/12/2003, you wrote:
At 06:31 AM 11/12/2003 -0700, St Steven wrote:
The only time I got stuck with my Jeep was when I high centered it near
Steinaker Reservoir, north of Vernal. It was on a narrow steep ridge-line
that sloped off both ways and also sloped off front and back. I
At 03:35 PM 11/10/2003, you wrote:
Yes, yes, Till once had a bugeye Austin Healy Sprite*. Absolute fun to
drive. The only drawbacks were the long gap between 2nd and 3rd gear, and
the absence of side windows (had curtains) when it was cold. Sure miss
that little blue Frog!
I had a 1953
Gerald a Smith wrote:
My car is a 1995 Saturn. I bought it almost 2 years ago for $1500, with
200K miles on it. It now has $240K miles on it and still running great.
I think my next car might be a Saturn, also.
I may have a question for you, then.
I've got a '95 Saturn also, an SL1, that's
Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz wrote:
I'm wondering if I've finally reached the point where I need to junk the car.
==
Grampa Bill comments:
I'm reminded of the saying. If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?
And I ain't rich! Nevertheless, siince you asked, I'm
At 10:39 PM 11/8/2003 -0600, St John AE wrote:
Back in the 70's I bought an MG Midget. It was new and I paid too much fir
it, but it was a really cool car. It was fast, cornered like an expensive
sports car and economical on the gas bill. It was the most fun I ever had
driving.
Yes, yes,
Yes, yes, Till once had a bugeye Austin Healy Sprite*. Absolute fun to
drive. The only drawbacks were the long gap between 2nd and 3rd gear, and
the absence of side windows (had curtains) when it was cold. Sure miss
that little blue Frog!
I had a 1953 Healy 100. It was a sports car of
I'll be glad to take it off your hands--in ten or fifteen years, after it
has depreciated sufficiently grin.
--
Steven Montgomery
At 06:15 PM 11/8/2003, you wrote:
Kent suggests:
I bought a brand new Ford 150 for $32,000 (more than the price of my first
house $24,000) and have to pay $530 a
Steven Montgomery wrote:
Well, the other day I traded it for an almost brand new EZ3-Trike (A 21
speed recumbent trike which can go faster than a mountain bike. My kids
can't ride a regular bike so we were looking for various types of trikes
that they could ride) worth $750.00. Which means that
At 11:30 AM 11/8/2003, you wrote:
Steven Montgomery wrote:
Well, the other day I traded it for an almost brand new EZ3-Trike (A 21
speed recumbent trike which can go faster than a mountain bike. My kids
can't ride a regular bike so we were looking for various types of trikes
that they could
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From: Steven Montgomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:05 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ZION] Thrift!
At 11:30 AM 11/8/2003, you wrote:
Steven Montgomery wrote:
Well, the other day I traded it for an almost brand new EZ3-Trike (A 21
speed
Thrift:
We buy new cars at the end of the model year, for cash. No car payments.
We drive them until they die. My 1997 Chrysler Town and Country MiniVan
($28K new) has 175,000+ miles, with no major work (water pump, brakes, minor
things). I think that this is because a lot of the miles are put
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