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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 23:10:18 GMT -5
My '67 at close to original the insurances says $10k and I think I could get 12 I turned down 10 last year. All original '67 should go in the $30k range. And I saw a 23 window bus go for $92k. Stupid ain't it for a car that sold for less than $2k new.
The key for the big bucks is "original"
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 20:00:39 GMT -5
I don't think it matters if we are sinners or not.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 19:55:50 GMT -5
I am truly sorry, Marshall -- I thought you would be OK with some good-natured ribbing. I'll not bug you again. (Lots of people misspell CR-V as Hylander <ducks>.) You would think that an ed-tor would know Highlanders was spelled Connor MacLeod, there can be only one.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 19:10:19 GMT -5
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 16:31:13 GMT -5
His price does seem very high. We bought a new Mitsubishi Outlander 5 years ago, the top end model, for 35k. And when I was a teenage, I would have laughed if someone suggested I buy new. I had a 67 Dodge Van, and a 67 bug. Your can’t buy that cheap here anymore, as cars get written off in accidents, so they just don’t live to where they are worth that little. Mitsubishi does not have a touch screen. Stereo controls are in the steering wheel. The one thing that does perturb me is the automatic windshield wipers. I have a full on mode, and full off, or this mode that replaces intermittent, that senses water hitting the windshield. When that goes, I suspect a small fortune to replace it, and no way around it if I want intermittent wipers. I do like my backup camera, (wasn’t anything I wanted, but it’s nice to have.) And I’m in love with heated seats. But I agree with the premise on the tech. Years ago, I had a Suzuki GS1100 bike, normal tach and speedo. My body bought a Honday 750 that had an LED readout for all the feedback controls. It was spiffy. I asked the sales guy how much it cost to replace it. $1500. This was 35 years ago. Basically, when it failed, you’d toss the bike, as it would cost more to fix it than the bike was worth. Should have kept the bug. A all original '67 is worth in the $30k range. Even mine that is only mostly original is in the $12k range.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 16:27:29 GMT -5
Wish I could be there. It's a beautiful thing to do for a beautiful person.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 12:42:29 GMT -5
Just had a 2018 loaner Subaru outback (my 2014 was getting an entirely new short block under warranty due to high oil consumption, but that's another story). The first time I was going around a curve and the lane departure system steered the car back into the lane against my command, I couldn't wait to get my older Subaru back. I was avoiding an animal carcass on the road and the idiot thing tried to steer me back into it. Glad to have my old analog controlled vehicle back. Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road
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Snood
Jan 6, 2018 12:41:05 GMT -5
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 12:41:05 GMT -5
After that I don't every want to hear you bitching about what Trump post.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 12:29:18 GMT -5
OK I believe the bit about the Pope.
Trump was elected by the Democrats. Running Hillary elected Trump and with the commie as second string it was a guaranteed Trump win.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 9:39:48 GMT -5
I'm not sure real smart is a good thing for a president. Carter, Wilson
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 9:37:41 GMT -5
I'z here
45 heading to 70
I only know it's Sat because there is no local paper on Sat. and my pill box says it is.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 8:39:29 GMT -5
I don't think presidents can change the economy in a good way, but they can hurt an economy. But perception is reality. If people perceive that things are getting better they get better.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 8:37:38 GMT -5
Every other piece of electronics has gotten cheaper, but not cars.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 7:43:50 GMT -5
I don't like Trump but he has one BIG thing going for him. Everyone in DC hates him. The more he screws up DC the better for the country.
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Post by Doug on Jan 6, 2018 7:37:57 GMT -5
The roof wart is for the pay radio, Bill. Sirus or what ever it's called. I'm with Bill on the phone stuff. If I'm out on a freeway with no one around I might (have once) look to see who it is and answer with, "wait till I pull over" if it's Chris.
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Post by Doug on Jan 5, 2018 23:31:20 GMT -5
I've had a 63, 67, and a 73. The 73 being a microbus. See if you still had them you could sell them for enough money to retire.
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Post by Doug on Jan 5, 2018 22:42:52 GMT -5
What is a garmin? But anyway, one part of technology the guy isn't mentioning is the simple things that used to be operated in a non-electronic way that could be operated that way again without a huge loss of the feeling of luxury. Things like rolling windows up and down by hand, adjusting the seats using mechanical devices and locking and unlocking a car with a key. Things that aren't a big deal, really, and things that don't even matter once we're driving down the road. You need a '67 VW.
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Post by Doug on Jan 5, 2018 21:00:51 GMT -5
The Escape doesn't have gps but it does have the wart on the roof that I wish wasn't there. If I wanted pay radio I'd get it, I don't want it built in the car. And I did figure out how to make the radio read memory sticks. I did fine when the a car had an AM radio and then I got a car and put in an 8-track. Had a car with a built in cassette player and it ate a tape and it never came out. The fake repro radio (looks like a Sapphire or a Blankunput ) in the VW is AM/FM but the bezel is plastic not pot metal like the rest of the trim. I think all electronics in a car are obsolete by the time the car leaves the lot.
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Post by Doug on Jan 5, 2018 19:43:26 GMT -5
From what I read about him he didn't seem like it was something that mattered. Sounds more like a hit piece paid for by someone. And with Trump that someone could be anybody.
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Post by Doug on Jan 5, 2018 8:29:38 GMT -5
I'z here
32 going to 70
Down by the river yesterday and it was pushing 80.
Bridge this afternoon
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