[DML] Re: DMC ABUSE

[Jus4sho@xxxx]

In a message dated 8/19/99 7:56:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
RappaRivaRat@xxxx writes:

<< Then how would you explain that those "low mileage" D's ALWAYS
command a higher price? >>

How about, heavy-pocketed buyers incorrectly applying a late model vehicle 
purchasing standard to an older collector vehicle? Mileage is a fine way to 
evaluate a '96 Volvo, but condition, aesthetic AND mechanical is what 
determines how good a collector vehicle really is. If I'm looking for 
asomething I plan to actually drive, then I want one that has been 
"broken-in", driven, AND maintained. It's proven itself. 

(I'll relate a story from a Viet Nam veteran: Periodically, the army would 
issue/offer new m-16 rifles to the soldiers. Some would trade in their old 
ones for new ones, but the soldiers who knew their rifles and maintained them 
well, would always keep their old ones. The reason? The new rifles were 
prone to jamb at the worst moments. The older, broken-in and maintained 
ones, operated reliably.)

A higher price doesn't really mean that something is better or that you're 
getting more, but unfortunately many people have this perception. Finally, 
have you ever wondered why shops that do brake jobs typically charge more for 
disc brakes than drum? If you've done brakes yourself, you know what I'm 
talking about. I dare you to find any mechanic that would rather do drum 
brakes than disc!

my $0.02

Steve