RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-12 Thread Steven Montgomery
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 c

RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-12 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
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 n

RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-12 Thread Steven Montgomery
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 drive

RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-12 Thread John A. English, n/OEF
stion how much fire you have in your belly. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. > -Original Message- > 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

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-12 Thread Jon Spencer
h, my son.) Jon - Original Message - 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&

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-11 Thread Grampa Bill in Savannah
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 als

RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-11 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
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

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-11 Thread Steven Montgomery
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

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-10 Thread Jon Spencer
> > 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"

RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-10 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
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, Till

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-09 Thread Steven Montgomery
I'll be glad to take it off your hands--in ten or fifteen years, after it has depreciated sufficiently . -- 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 month fo

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-08 Thread Jon Spencer
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

RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-08 Thread John A. English, n/OEF
Message- > 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 trade

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-08 Thread R. Kent Francis
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 month for the next six years... I may not be able to work long enough to pay it off {8^). Steven Montgomery wrote: Hello fellow Zionistas, A little more than eight ye

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-08 Thread Steven Montgomery
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 ride

Re: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-08 Thread John W. Redelfs
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