That is what I did.
I had my previous truck for eleven years and put ~178k on it.
I also missed two days of work in '09 because of "car-trouble."
I was not spending as much on repairs as I am spending now on payments, but
I was having something fixed far too often to justify the headache.
I am very pleased/thankful to be in a position to own a "newer" vehicle ('07
bought in '09 with 14K - over 30K now...) and do not plan to hold onto it
nearly as long as the previous.It is indeed /so nice/ to have something reliable. I know there are people out there with 300K (and even 1M) and the adage is: "Read the Instruction Manual and do what it says" but I seem unable to do that properly... I /need/ to have a reliable way to get to work every day - and I enjoy do so in some amount of comfort... --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 DID #: 217.476.6019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Dylan Haines <dyl...@hb-studios.com> wrote: > I got fed up years ago with driving clunkers - there's nothing like a > non-starting car at 5am when it's dark and -34c outside. > > New car for me every 5-6 years - I must be getting old. > > Dylan > > *Dylan Haines > **Systems Technical Support Manager > > **HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. > **Box 725, The Hive > **37 Hall Street > **Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 > * > Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 > Cell: (902)553-0706 > Fax: (902)634-3647 > > *www.hb-studios.com* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto: > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Michael T. Bendorf > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 06, 2010 1:44 PM > *To:* Tech-Geeks Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Employment Opportunity > > As completely off-topic as this is, I have to join in.... > > It makes absolutely no sense to most people, but my wife drives her Civic > three miles each way to work everyday and averages ~34mpg and I drive my > F-150 Lariat thirty miles each way to work every day. I get ~19mpg highway > but tend to finish a tank around 17mpg between random other trips and just > getting out of and back into town. > > The thing of it is, though, I enjoy my ride and if I have to spend and hour > everyday in a vehicle - I might as well enjoy it: I personally would not get > enough pleasure out of saving half of my fuel costs by driving the Civic as > I get from driving my Lariat... > I face some difficult driving conditions in the winter months and > it occasionally comes in super handy to have my own truck at work, but more > than anything else, I pay and extra $25 a week on fuel to really enjoy my > ride - we pinch pennies in other places. (Isn't it one of the ultimate > truths that everyone spends their money in their own way!) > > --Michael T. Bendorf-- > Technology Administrator > A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 > DID #: 217.476.6019 > Cellular: 217.306.6824 > > "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during > your lectures so that I do not need you any more." > > A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > others. > > "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the > enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers > using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > > - Alan Kay > > > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Dylan Haines <dyl...@hb-studios.com>wrote: > >> My Yaris gets 50+mpg, so does my wife's Corolla. Helps that we do almost >> no >> city driving. >> >> Dylan >> >> >> Dylan Haines >> Systems Technical Support Manager >> >> HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. >> Box 725, The Hive >> 37 Hall Street >> Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 >> >> Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 >> Cell: (902)553-0706 >> Fax: (902)634-3647 >> >> www.hb-studios.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Scott Oyer >> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 1:26 PM >> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Employment Opportunity >> >> I'll vouch for the Prius -- bought mine and now that I am driving to >> Bloomington I am sitting at 50+ MPG average... >> >> Scott O >> On Oct 6, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Richard Kasson wrote: >> >> > You can do it. Get a Prius and you're all set. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Dylan Haines >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:27 AM >> > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' >> > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Employment Opportunity >> > >> > Communte might be a little long for me :-) >> > >> > >> > Dylan Haines >> > Systems Technical Support Manager >> > >> > HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. >> > Box 725, The Hive >> > 37 Hall Street >> > Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 >> > >> > Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 >> > Cell: (902)553-0706 >> > Fax: (902)634-3647 >> > >> > www.hb-studios.com >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Dana Fellows >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:21 AM >> > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' >> > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Employment Opportunity >> > >> > There goes 1/2 the people on the tech-geek list. >> > >> > Dana Fellows >> > Computer Technology Instructor / Network Administrator Whiteside Area >> > Career Center >> > 1608 Fifth Avenue >> > Sterling, IL 61081 >> > Email, dfell...@wacc.cc >> > Website, www.wacc.cc >> > Phone: 815-626-5810 ext. 206 >> > Available via phone between 2:30 and 3:30 PM Central Time >> > >> > MCP, MCSA, MCSE, A+, Network+, CIW >> > AAS - Network Administration >> > BA - Information Systems >> > MS - Instructional Technology >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of >> > hay...@sages.us >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 8:58 AM >> > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org >> > Subject: [tech-geeks] Employment Opportunity >> > >> > My wife's employer is looking for some "good" IT people. (Believe me, >> > they need some.) They are looking to hire 180+ IT people before >> > years' end and have a large presence in the STL area and in the >> > Washington DC area. If anyone knows of an IT professional who is >> > "looking" please let me know and my wife will put their name and >> > contact information in the referral database and they will be contacted. >> > >> > Have a great day. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org| >> > >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org| >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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