--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote: > > In another 8-10 years when it's > got 150k miles on the clock I'll still be running a huge number of new > parts and I'll still be perfectly reliable - while the "classics" that > sit in garages and gather dust will require even more time and money > to be useful than they do today. Actually, that is not correct. "Classics" that sit in garages and figuratively gather dust are "useful" and used as dedicated show/concours cars, trailer queens, garage ornaments, and museum/collection pieces. They would no longer be "useful" in those roles if you upgrade them with new and improved after market parts to make them reliable and drivable, two things such cars need not be. Getting you from point A to point B and back again reliably is not their purpose. "Useful" is not necessarily defined as reliably drivable. If you want an all original "trailer queen", then that's what you buy. If you want a "driver", then buy a "driver". You don't buy one for the purpose of having the other. That's not cost effective. Dan W. VIN 16192 AZ-D To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/