[DMCForum] Re: Holding on to old cars.

["Josh Porter" <joshp1986@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's pretty cool. When I get older I can't say that I still drive 
the same car that I did in high school. I'm on number car number 5 
and 6. Two more changes and the insurance cuts me off. First the Ford 
Ranger then; my favorite, the lowrider S-10, then the VW, the Gutless 
Cutlass, now I'm on the Dodge and the DMC. I guess you could consider 
the pocket rocket a half of a car. I'm tired of supporting the 
revenue office:)

Josh
10989

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> FWIW, I still have the same car I drove in high
> school.
> 
> Never really thought much of it.
> 
> 1966 Mustang..  with a carburetor that I need to
> rebuild every 3 years.
> 
> Speaking of which, I had not driven the Mustang in
> about a month.  Took it out this weekend, had to let
> it crank for 30 seconds before it would catch.  Once I
> got it going, it ran like crap until it got warmed up.
> Drove it about 60 miles, let it sit for a few hours. 
> When I started it again, it caught right away but
> still ran like crap till it warmed up.  60 miles home.
>  Burned about 7 gallons of fuel, 17mpg is not so bad
> with the top down I guess.
> 
> On the other hand, DMC 6049 which has not run in
> almost 3 years...  I put a battery charger on it, and
> it cranked over instantly...  Ah, Fuel Injection.  :)
> 
> 
> --- content22207 <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I graduated in 1983 -- am thinking about my 25th
> > reunion.
> > 
> <SNIP>
> 
> > Back to high school: I get kudos from former
> > classmates for still
> > driving "the little green car". My first girlfriend
> > remembers trying
> > to deal with the non-reclining seats (my parents
> > bought a cheap
> > model). Back seat was of course non-functional --
> > Gremlin/Spirit/SX4
> > were ostensibly 4 seaters built on the 2 seat AMX
> > floorpan.
> > 
> > Speaking of women: My AMC has been more faithful to
> > me than my ex-wife.
> > 
> > I'd argue that still driving the same car you earned
> > your license in
> > places a driver in a very exclusive club. And it
> > isn't as though my
> > AMC has deteriorated -- it remains the second best
> > conditioned vehicle
> > in my stable (the DeLorean is not Number 1 -- a
> > Lincoln holds that
> > distinction).
> > 
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> 
> 
> 
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