This thread got me thinking...
'65 Ford Falcon Station Wagon- $50, then $200 for junkyard motor #1, $200 for
Junkyard #2, sold for $100; drove it 18 months.
'69 BMW 2002- $550, The motor knocked when I bought it, and when I sold it
for $500, but even under 3000 rpm's, that was a fast car; drove it 6 months.
'66 VW Bug w/ sunroof- $30 (no kidding!) Sold it twice, for $250 each time!
Drove it 6 months
'74 Plymouth Satellite- My first car that always started when you turn the
key. Drove it 3 years
'78 Peugeot 604- $5000, Bought it w/ 41,000, sold it w/ 175,000 for $500.
Ran like a champ, I worked on it most every weekend. Never left me anywhere.
The wife made me sell it because she thought I loved that car more than her.
Drove it 8 years. I figured if I can keep a gas powered Peugeot running, I
could do anything...
'80 Olds Cutlass Diesel- $600, had aspirations of dropping in a big block V8,
never got around to it. Sold it for $800, it ran pretty good, all things
considered.
'66 Pontiac Star Chief Executive- $1500, 56,000 original miles. Luckily, the
wife likes the Chief, so it is still in the driveway.
'85 Dodge Ramcharger- $2800, Bought it w/99,000, as of today it has 175,000
on original drivetrain, no rebuilds. It towed the TR250 home!
'68 TR250- $1200. The Triumph has become the victim of my shipwrights
disease. I doubt it will see the road this year :-(
'88 Beretta- $4000, The wife has to drive something.
'73 Jeep J2000 Pick Up, with snowplow- $900 If I have to use this one one
more time this year, I am going to scream.
The thing is, I have never bought a new car, most probably never will. I
don't care how prosperous we might be. I am too cheap (don't read this, Nick)
to loose the depreciation. I feel confident with my abilities to get every
last bit of life out of a piece of equipment.
It must be in our blood. I believe this is a common idiosyncrasy of members
of this list.
I am sure people have a better list than mine.
Any takers?
Henry Frye
Current Stable
'68 TR250
'66 Pontiac Star Cheif Executive
'73 Jeep Plowvehicle
'85 Dodge Ramcharger
'88 Chevy Beretta
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