[Dean's World] Trudy W. Schuett: The Oldest Car You've Ever Owned

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Posted by Trudy W. Schuett:
The Oldest Car You've Ever Owned
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   This meme started [1]here
   [2]Doc Searls picked it up.

   I like this one, as it reminds me of a conversation I had with a
   couple of the other students in my class in DC last week. We were
   talking about cars. One lady, who lives in Manhattan, doesn't and has
   never had one, though she does occasionally drive her husband's. The
   other lady lives in New Jersey and was talking about her husband's new
   car that he bought without air conditioning. (Didn't know you'd need
   A/C in NJ - go figure!)

   I mentioned that I'd never had a new car, and was thinking about a
   replacement for my 1989 Ford Festiva, and expected to pay about $2500
   for the next one. They both thought I'd lost my mind. Of course when
   your husband is "in the biz," so to speak (he teaches Marines to fix
   their cars and has a great auto-related network) it's not so difficult
   to imagine getting a fixer-upper and making it work.

   In fact, he paid $200 for the '91 Isuzu PU he now drives, and put only
   about a further $200 into it in parts. I don't remember what he paid
   for the '77 Ford F-350, but it's still road-ready and good for taking
   BIG toys up to the grandkids.

   You can keep a car a long time out here - no rust!

   What's your favorite oldie-but-goodie?

References

   1. http://jalopnik.com/cars/question-of-the-day/whats-the-oldest-car-youve-ever-owned-306453.php
   2. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/05/loose-linkage/