Thanks for doing my homework Dave : )
Lin
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 2:05 AM, David Riker <davriker@nwi.net> wrote:
> The following 2009 model cars are available with manual windows:
>
> Chevrolet Aveo
> Chevrolet Cobalt
> Chevrolet Colorado Regular and Extended Cab
> Chevrolet Silverado W/T and LS series LD pickups
> Chevrolet Express Van
> Jeep Compass
> Jeep Patriot
> Jeep Wrangler
> Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
> Dodge Caliber
> Ford Focus
> Ford Ranger
> Ford F150 Work Truck
> Ford Econoline Van
>
> Good advice:
> 1. Never put a $1000 transmission in a $500 car. It's still a $500 car.
> 2. Your old car isn't worth more because it has a new engine. It was worth
> nothing UNTIL you put in a new engine.
> 3. Never get in a car that is worth less than you spent on the clothes you
> are wearing. You could ruin your clothes.
> 4. What you owe on your car has nothing to do with what your car is worth.
> If you owe $10,000 and it is worth $5,000, it's worth $5,000. If you owe
> $2,000 and it's worth $5,000, you wouldn't accept $2,000 for it would you?
> 5. If the price seems too good to be true, there probably is a reason.
> Once you know the reason, the price is usually just about right.
> 6. If you focus on price alone, you will never own an automobile that you
> truely love.
> 7. It's a whole lot easier to make a $400 payment on a car you love than a
> $300 payment on a car you hate.
> 8. Don't buy an SUV if your grandkids visit once a year. Rent a van once
> a year. Then you don't have to clean it up when they go home.
> 9. If you only own a small car, you never have to take the soccer team out
> to pizza.
> 10. (Similar to 8) Don't buy a pickup if you only need it to go to the
> dump once a year. Borrow the neighbors truck.
> 11. If you don't own a truck, the neighbor will never be able to ask to
> borrow your truck to go to the dump.
> 12. Why buy an RV? I've never been to a town without a motel and a
> restaurant.
> 13. Don't try to own one car that does everything but excells at nothing.
> It's better to have several cars that each do one thing well. Me, I have 4
> cars. A sports car, a muscle car, a station wagon, and a sedan. When I
> need a truck, I borrow the neighbors, when people visit, I rent an SUV.
>
> Dave R.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Grunthaner" <
> grunthaner@gmail.com>
> To: "Bill L" <pythias@pacifier.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 5:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] A day at the auto show
>
>
> Bill,
>> I am so with you on the power windows, when I was thinking my 15 year old
>> Saturn wagon wouldn't make it through the summer I started pricing cars of
>> similar design, and there were no dealers selling new cars with hand crank
>> windows. So I got frustrated and looked at all the cars at all the dealers
>> and again no hand crank windows on new cars. I decided to go for a 3rd
>> transmission and keep my favorite 1st & maybe last new car.
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