beecee
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The Expedition thread got me thinking.
Until I was well over 50 I never bought a new car for myself...we started leasing for my wife when my daughter was born at 45 but I was always thrilled to drive some interesting older used cars.
I own two Toyota T100s....a 95 and a 93 I picked up last fall. I have $3,700 into both and I've owned the $1,500 95 for over 12 years. Both 8' boxes....$3,700 is five monthly payments roughly for an F150!! The 93 still has the factory grease pen markings on the chassis!!
I mentioned my $1,500 99 Expedition.
My sub $3,000 Volvo wagons. $2,000 for my 99 4Runner I put over 100,000 mi.es on and sold it for more than I paid.
Yes, I've spent more money on a guitar than many of the cars I drove daily.
My 2018 Volvo may last forever.....they are being compared to Crown Vics for longevity and being used as taxis in N. Europe....but if it were to die soon I have my eyes on a 1987 Jaguar XJ 6 or a post 86 Mercedes 300SD.
At 64 I suppose I shouldn't be looking for car trouble but I had both the Jag and several Benz diesels years back. Yeah, swuarecwheel
I can't see myself driving a car I'd see coming at me in traffic....plus the smell of a Jaguar interior is intoxicating. And I'd like to recognize what's under the hood when I open it.
Until I was well over 50 I never bought a new car for myself...we started leasing for my wife when my daughter was born at 45 but I was always thrilled to drive some interesting older used cars.
I own two Toyota T100s....a 95 and a 93 I picked up last fall. I have $3,700 into both and I've owned the $1,500 95 for over 12 years. Both 8' boxes....$3,700 is five monthly payments roughly for an F150!! The 93 still has the factory grease pen markings on the chassis!!
I mentioned my $1,500 99 Expedition.
My sub $3,000 Volvo wagons. $2,000 for my 99 4Runner I put over 100,000 mi.es on and sold it for more than I paid.
Yes, I've spent more money on a guitar than many of the cars I drove daily.
My 2018 Volvo may last forever.....they are being compared to Crown Vics for longevity and being used as taxis in N. Europe....but if it were to die soon I have my eyes on a 1987 Jaguar XJ 6 or a post 86 Mercedes 300SD.
At 64 I suppose I shouldn't be looking for car trouble but I had both the Jag and several Benz diesels years back. Yeah, swuarecwheel
I can't see myself driving a car I'd see coming at me in traffic....plus the smell of a Jaguar interior is intoxicating. And I'd like to recognize what's under the hood when I open it.