American Cars
Sep 21st 2007, 3:57 pm
#31
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Re: American Cars
My family friends back in England have a good system. They buy a new car and put 10p in a jar for every mile they drive. After three years, they take that money and combine it with the trade in value of the car and can afford a new one.
Usually it's Skodas they drive.
Sep 21st 2007, 4:01 pm
#32
Militant Ginger
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Sep 21st 2007, 4:35 pm
#33
Re vera, potas bene.
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Sep 21st 2007, 4:57 pm
#34
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Re: American Cars
I've got a loaner for a couple days, a big honking huge ford F-150 pickup as it was the only rental the garage could get me...it's weird, but i'm starting to like it, but then I'm not paying to fill the tank back up either when I return it...hope to get "new" car back today, because the ignition system shat the bed a week after we bought it, after the last car died.
Sep 21st 2007, 5:02 pm
#35
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Re: American Cars
My daughter had a ford F-150 pickup ...it was her first ride here...she did lose a wing mirror because of the large trees right next to the road on RT 28 to town..took time to learn how wide the thing was..now she can drive anything...
Sep 21st 2007, 5:54 pm
#36
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Re: American Cars
Sep 21st 2007, 5:58 pm
#37
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Re: American Cars
I've driven a Crown Vic a couple of times. Reminded me of the old 3-litre Capri. If it had a stick in it and we had roundabouts here, it could have been fun.
Sep 21st 2007, 6:19 pm
#38
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Sep 21st 2007, 6:22 pm
#39
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Re: American Cars
Great fun. RWD, live axle on cart springs, more power than the chassis could handle. If you wanted to learn how to correct oversteer, there was no better toy. And the driving position was great for heeling and toeing.
Sep 21st 2007, 11:10 pm
#41
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Re: American Cars
I used to have a Chevrolet Monte Carlo... now that's a classy car.
Sep 22nd 2007, 2:28 am
#43
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Re: American Cars
I've got an '06 F150. Mrs Cranners has a Ford Taurus that her Grandmother gave her when we arrived in April.
I'm on the look out for a convertible '67 mustang.
C
I'm on the look out for a convertible '67 mustang.
C
Sep 22nd 2007, 2:33 am
#44
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Re: American Cars
I've got a 2006 Taurus as a company car, seems to work fine.
Also been working on a Jagrulet or Chevrolaguar
Also been working on a Jagrulet or Chevrolaguar
Sep 22nd 2007, 3:56 am
#45
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Re: American Cars
My family friends back in England have a good system. They buy a new car and put 10p in a jar for every mile they drive. After three years, they take that money and combine it with the trade in value of the car and can afford a new one.
Usually it's Skodas they drive.