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Americans keep their clunkers longer (10.8 Years)
CNN ^ | 01/17/2012 | Peter Valdes-Dapena

Posted on 01/17/2012 1:39:47 PM PST by Responsibility2nd

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To: nascarnation

My favorite 1/4” ratchet is still in a (moderately kid wrecked) FSJ in the garage somewhere amongst the (compressed) front heat exchangers. I’ll get to it someday soon....


121 posted on 01/17/2012 6:41:22 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: cicero2k

well brand new cars are purrty and all, but you pay all that money and taxes and registration and insurance...yikes...its not worth it....


122 posted on 01/17/2012 8:54:09 PM PST by cherry
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well brand new cars are purrty and all, but you pay all that money and taxes and registration and insurance...yikes...its not worth it...

Anyone who buys a new car has more money than brains.

123 posted on 01/17/2012 9:07:11 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: cherry
Much depends on how many miles/yr one drives and how far from home one goes.

Buying a car you'd buy used as a new vehicle and letting your wife drive it for the first 100,000 mi. can win points and free much of one's time. After a number of years, you wind up with the used car of your dreams (free!). What's not to like?

124 posted on 01/17/2012 9:16:00 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: FastCoyote
I'm jealous of you 67 Camaro....always wanted one.

Guy Feiri (sp?) has a sweet red ragtop late 60's camaro he uses on his show "Diners Drive-ins and Dives". That is exactly the color and option I would want.

125 posted on 01/18/2012 7:28:09 AM PST by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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To: Responsibility2nd

‘98 Nissan Maxima here with over 200K miles. Rebuilt the manual tranny myself about 5 years ago. Since then it’s cost me about $500 a year in parts. Sure beat a car payment for now. Currently looking to acquire a late ‘90s-early 2K K2500 as a spare vehicle.


126 posted on 01/18/2012 7:38:06 AM PST by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

My wife drives our new car. It is now 10.5 years old. Her previous new car is my now 16 year old car. In a couple years we will buy her a new car and I will drive her current car. I am pretty excited for the move in 2014 into a vehicle built in the current millennium!


127 posted on 01/18/2012 2:49:37 PM PST by philled (“If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!")
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