| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards, leotard78sp whines again.. [message #794921] |
Tue, 19 February 2008 21:00 |
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On Feb 19, 4:03=A0pm, "V-for-Vendicar"
<Just... [at] ExecuteTheBushTraitor.com> wrote:
> "N8N" <njna... [at] hotmail.com> wrote
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> > I've never paid any money to any auto manufacturer in my life, except
> > for one vehicle.
> > All of my other vehicles were purchased well used and at the bottom of
> > their depreciation curve.
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> =A0 Which is what? =A05 years?
more like 15.
nate
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards, leotard78sp whines again.. [message #794980 ] |
Wed, 20 February 2008 04:54 |
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> "N8N" <njna... [at] hotmail.com> wrote
> > I've never paid any money to any auto manufacturer in my life, except
> > for one vehicle.
> > All of my other vehicles were purchased well used and at the bottom of
> > their depreciation curve.
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> Which is what? 5 years?
"N8N" <njnagel [at] hotmail.com> wrote
> more like 15.
Sorry, John Boy. U.S. fleet average is only 7 years, and average maximum
life expectancy is only 12 years.
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards, leotard78sp whines again.. [message #794990 ] |
Wed, 20 February 2008 01:17 |
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V-for-Vendicar wrote:
> > "N8N" <njna... [at] hotmail.com> wrote
> > > I've never paid any money to any auto manufacturer in my life, except
> > > for one vehicle.
> > > All of my other vehicles were purchased well used and at the bottom of
> > > their depreciation curve.
> >
> > Which is what? 5 years?
>
> "N8N" <njnagel [at] hotmail.com> wrote
> > more like 15.
>
> Sorry, John Boy. U.S. fleet average is only 7 years, and average maximum
> life expectancy is only 12 years.
I'd like to see a cite for that. Most cars these days are easily good for 15
years.
Graham
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards, leotard78sp whines again.. [message #794995 ] |
Wed, 20 February 2008 01:56 |
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Eeyore wrote:
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> V-for-Vendicar wrote:
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>>>"N8N" <njna... [at] hotmail.com> wrote
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>>>>I've never paid any money to any auto manufacturer in my life, except
>>>>for one vehicle.
>>>>All of my other vehicles were purchased well used and at the bottom of
>>>>their depreciation curve.
>>>
>>>Which is what? 5 years?
>>
>>"N8N" <njnagel [at] hotmail.com> wrote
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>>>more like 15.
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>>Sorry, John Boy. U.S. fleet average is only 7 years, and average maximum
>>life expectancy is only 12 years.
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> I'd like to see a cite for that. Most cars these days are easily good for 15
> years.
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> Graham
>
He may be right; I don't care enough to check. Lots of people buy new
cars simply because they want new cars, not because they need them. I
call those people "good people to buy from." (assuming that they've
done all the required maintenance and haven't abused the vehicle in
question.)
There's no reason a well made vehicle can't last 20 years or more even
in daily service. Heck, my mom's done it. My dad still has my
grandfather's old pickup truck, bought new in late 1972 ('73 model year)
although it was taken out of daily service somewhere around my senior
year of high school (1992.) We fixed the body up, gave it a paint job,
and now it's been back on the road ever since. Had my parents lived
somewhere other than western PA the paint job might have been a simple
weekend project, but we did have to replace the doors due to some rust
at the bottoms, and the wood bed floor was replaced due to rot. I went
a little overboard and instead of painting the new wood I gave it a nice
clear poly finish for a custom touch, and painted the hold down strips
and hardware separately.
nate
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards, leotard78sp whines again.. [message #795014 ] |
Wed, 20 February 2008 06:33 |
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"Nate Nagel" <njnagel [at] roosters.net> wrote
> There's no reason a well made vehicle can't last 20 years or more even in
> daily service. Heck, my mom's done it.
your Mom.
Speaks volumes....
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