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To: lormand

The average age of my cars is 38.3 years old.
1957 Bel Air, 1967 Camaro, 1997 Plymouth Voyager

The two older cars are easier and cheaper to maintain and I can readily get parts. I eat it on gas mileage, but I’m working on that. My calculations are that I break even given the lower maintenance expense and no payments.

The 1957 Bel Air is an absolute tank. They REALLY don’t make them like that anymore. If I need to fix something, I just get a sledge hammer and my $100 Harbor Freight welder and voila!


10 posted on 01/17/2012 1:49:24 PM PST by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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Got rid of the 1993 Caprice Classic wagon and replaced it with a 1980 JEEP Cherokee.
14 posted on 01/17/2012 1:51:59 PM PST by troy McClure
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To: FastCoyote

Clunkers huh?

96 Roadmaster wagon, 95 Caprice Classic wagon, 89 & 91 Reatta

No use for new cars...That’s the large and small of it.


24 posted on 01/17/2012 1:55:31 PM PST by Gasshog (going to get what all those libs asked for, but its not what they expected.)
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To: FastCoyote

Hey... you spelled ‘voila’ correctly!


60 posted on 01/17/2012 2:24:10 PM PST by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: FastCoyote
"The 1957 Bel Air is an absolute tank"

I'd guess that sitting in it is like sitting on your mom's sofa.

76 posted on 01/17/2012 2:53:09 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: FastCoyote
The average age of my cars is 38.3 years old.
I can relate! Here is my vehicle run-down:
99 Toyota Corolla (they are bulletproof!)
93 Ranger (ditto!)
79 Ford F-250 4WD (indestructable!!)
67 GTO (sucks fuel, goes fast, looks great!)
47 Dodge 3/4 ton pickup (will haul as much weight as the Ford)
I am all set!
87 posted on 01/17/2012 3:17:34 PM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: FastCoyote
I don't know how the 57 is vs the 59, but you might want to rethink that tank statement after watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g
90 posted on 01/17/2012 3:40:09 PM PST by Woodman
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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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