Bought new: ‘96 Ranger went 110K miles (sold to my dad), ‘08 Mustang Bullitt went 135K miles before trading in on ‘19 Mustang Bullitt, which I expect to own/drive until I can no longer drive (I’m 66).
carguy67
carguy67
You don’t need a degree in economics—even the experts don’t really understand ‘economics’—to see we have effectively exported our prosperity. In a way it’s good: we haven’t had the world war that would eliminate life as we know it because the world is so intertwined, but we’ve devolved into a ‘winner take all’ society.
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Good eye.
Michelin > Goodyear.
re: “... they suck resources and give no value. This applies to ALL salespeople and real estate agents too...”
re: “A someone from Colorado, I’d be down for us to join them.”.
... and California has, what, 6 of the smoggiest cities in the nation, even with tougher smog laws?
re: “There’s also a missing pro-states’ rights, limited federal government argument you’d expect to be made from a conservative administration, but whatever.”
That’s an Austin-Healey 100 (see mine above). A BN2 to be exact, late ‘55 or ‘56; you can tell from the rear reflectors mounted on the shroud on ‘plinths’ (only the ‘56s came with them—’safety feature’—but, of course, they could have been retrofitted). The windshield slides forward from the base—note the stops about…
I’ve got a couple of the ‘upgraded’ British roadsters (though the 3000 isn’t technically a ‘roadster’ as it’s a 2+2 and has roll-up windows, as does the Spit). Both are younger than me, the 100M just barely:
re: “.... fuel pump to suck up sludge from the bottom of the fuel tank which will then damage the fuel injector nozzles”
My Mustang GT annunciates when it has ‘50 Miles to Empty.’ That’s, like, six or seven gallons.
re: “Why do physics and science never seem to matter when a public outrage starts?”
re: “... I just wish I had the funds to pick my entire family up and move them... hell... ANYWHERE... but there.”
Logic OK, but I don’t think they call it the ‘Rust Belt’ because there are tons of good-paying jobs for unskilled workers.
re: “... federal anti-trust lawsuit against the car makers who illegally colluded to increase the price of cars by forcing car buyers to pay for unnecessary emissions equipment...”
re: “They’ll deal, then they’ll cheat on every term.”
Yeah, but Kudlow is ‘The Idiot’s Idiot.”
“Or at least that is exactly what the GOP and FOX News noise machine will beat endlessly at the beginning of next year.”