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Feb 7th 2014, 12:55 am

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Originally Posted by S Folinsky

??? Isn't this thread about "cars" -- aka "autos." [Watch that apostrophe]. Just asking.

Autos as in automatic boxes. I'm not a fan, so wouldn't buy one. That doesn't stop anyone else buying or talking about them though.

Feb 7th 2014, 1:03 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski

And, to confuse matters further, the Mustang and the Camaro aren't either, they're pony cars.

Only one Pony car in my mind. The Mustang. The term did end up referring to its competitors as well, but it was a term (coined by a car magazine) originally only applied to Mustang...because of the Pony on the grill. The others are only pretenders to the title "Pony car".

Feb 7th 2014, 1:35 am

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Originally Posted by S Folinsky

??? Isn't this thread about "cars" -- aka "autos." [Watch that apostrophe]. Just asking.

I think he contracted "automatics" to "auto's", which might not be commonplace but appears to be grammatically correct.

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...... The others are only pretenders to the title "Pony car".

That is undoubtedly correct.

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Feb 7th 2014, 2:16 am

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I thought abbreviating automatics to auto's was fairly commonplace. Is it not? Then I again, I thought the belief that nitrogen molecules were bigger than air molecules was fairly commonplace, so what do I know

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Feb 7th 2014, 2:36 am

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I thought abbreviating automatics to auto's was fairly commonplace. Is it not? Then I again, I thought the belief that nitrogen molecules were bigger Han air molecules was fairly commonplace, so what do I know

It is somewhat common to say 'auto' in North America in casual conversation.

Feb 7th 2014, 9:03 am

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Originally Posted by Jonion

The Honda Odyssey isa very fine choice in that type of vehicle

Instead of the obvious 'stang/Camaro options havea look at the Dodge Charger/Challenger offerings. That would probably be my chioce.

Thanks for the endorsement of my first choice of practical car.

I can see we'll be doing a number of test drives when we're over in April!

Feb 7th 2014, 9:07 am

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Originally Posted by Bob

They're both as likely to have been thrashed about. Have you not seen how most parents drive those people carriers? They're all pissed off with the world for driving one and thrash them around more than anyone...

Haha - no I haven't seen that over here! That's certainly something to think about. Makes the decision slightly trickier though, as we could get a Mustang through IA's Preferred Program, which is a strong selling point.

Feb 7th 2014, 10:40 am

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Did I miss the stick-shift vs. auto trans while I was asleep? I enjoy that part.

Manual is more betterer, obviously. Unless there is something wrong with you.

New V used? Not much of a gamble if you are just dropping a year on a car that has a 5 (or more) year warranty on it (that is transferable).

New is always nice, but someone putting 7 - 10K miles on a car before you get it will lower the price dramatically.