My theory:
Only own enjoyable cars. Don't drive sedans, ever. Don't drive a car you
can't fix on the road. Don't commute, period (take the train if you must).
I've had my MGB since 1988, and my 67 Plymouth Barracuda since 1982 -- no
other cars. They take turns as "daily driver". The MGB has never seen the
business end of a tow truck (it was rope-towed by a friend's PU once when
the original engine ate a bearing, but I had bought it cheap because it had
rod knock, and was just driving it into the ground). The Barracuda was flat
towed to my new house because it was out of registration at the time. That's
it. I wonder how many Acura/Lexus/Toyota/Honda, etc. drivers can say the
same over a similar period of time? Of course, half of the marques mentioned
haven't even been around that long.
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Max
1967 Fastback
Johnny Lightning Muscle Cars USA #14
273 Commando
Factory disc brakes
Mountain View, CA
on 6/9/07 10:19 AM, oliver at sumton@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> my theory of life:
>
> buy a used honda accord (i paid 9k for a 5 year old 5 speed fully loaded
> accord with 80k miles 3 three years ago). they are fun to drive and
> reliable to the nth degree. buy tires, gas, and oil. if you must there is a
> world of aftermarket parts.
>
> then - buy an mg, a mb, a bmw, an alfa, a triumph, and/or a whatever, and
> drive it on weekends, nice evenings, etc.
>
> you'll get to work every day, in comfort, and your depreciation loss is very
> small at that point. you'll have a fun car to drive when your not in
> traffic, trying to get to work, etc.
>
> don't ever buy a new car unless you can spend an entire day bargaining away
> the rediculous profit they make on you!!!!
>
> my 2c
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
> To: "MGS" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 11:53 AM
> Subject: [Mgs] Solstice, absolutely NO MGB content (personal quest for
> opinions)
>
>
>> Hello Gang,
>> I have been considering selling/trading in my
>> 10-year-old M-B SL500 daily driver in for an '08
>> Solstice GXP. You guys have any experience with this
>> car? My Mercedes is fantastic and it is in great
>> shape, but it is 10 years old. It would take perhaps
>> $12k + my car to work the deal. Then again, the
>> Pontiac is dropping about $10k per year and the M-B,
>> about $4k per year. The SL will floor-out at about
>> $12k and stay there, if the older SLs are any guide.
>> The GXP will eventually floor out in a junkyard.
>> Your thoughts (because I respect your opinions)?
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