"Jim Warman" > wrote
|
| OTOH, where I live it drops to -40F and colder..... the last thing I need
is
| a truck that turns itself off whenever it stops moving.

The thing that popped into my head when I read that part was the "what if"
factor.
For example, what if, you are at a stop light and you see this guy barreling
straight at you and your only option is to stomp
on the throttle to get out of the way.... and your truck is turned off.

*shudder*



Hybrids are great
| for urban use but out here, a warm cab can be the difference between
living
| and dying.
|
|
| "351CJ" > wrote in message news:fsSsd.147$wE.59@trnddc01...
| > > "Cory Dunkle" > wrote in message
| > ...
| >> "Backyard Mechanic" > wrote in message
| >> ...
| >> > Cory Dunkle
| >> >
| >> > >
| >> > > Anyhow, nice idea to save gas, but I don't think I'll ever get
| >> > > another
| >> > > vehicle newer than the early '70s. I tried it twice and it was no
| > good.
| >> > > Too difficult, frustrating, and time consuming to work on. Also,
| >> > > older
| >> > > cars are cheaper to own. Less initial cost, less insurance cost,
| > cheaper
| >> > > parts cost, and easy to do the work yourself.
| >> > >
| >> > > Cory
| >> >
| >> > You're still 20 or so, i'm still 40 years older than you and you are
| >> still,
| >> > absolutely, positively, 100 % W R O N G!!!!!!!!!
| >> >
| >> > All your "reasons" only point out your lack of confidence in
yourself..
| >> > sorry, but that's what it's about
| >>
| >> Well you're totally wrong there, because I have confidence in myself
and
| > my
| >> ability to repair my vehicle. For those thigns I am not so sure of, I
ask
| >> and take my time doing. Thw two modern vehicles I drove were a
nightmare
| > to
| >> work on. Totaly not user-friendly. As far as reliability, the modenr
one
| >> that was fuel injected required me to pour gas down the throttle body
on
| >> cold mornings. Never had to do that with any of my carbed cars, ever.
| > Also,
| >> my insurance was significantly more expensive with either of the
| >> econo-box
| >> type modern cars I drove than it was with my Galaxie, a comfortable
| >> full-size car with a respectable amount of get-up-and-go.
| >>
| >> Go ahead and tell me it's more expensive for me to own a classic car I
| >> pay
| >> less than $2500 for than it is to buy a brand new car I pay $20,000+
for.
| >> I'd rather pay for my car all at once in cash than over 5-10 years.
Your
| >> logic seems quite flawed to me. Go ahead and explain to me how I am
100%
| >> wrong about a new, or newer car being more expensive to own. I'm
| > listening.
| >>
| >> I won't deny brand new cars are normally very reliable for quite a few
| >> years, but once things start wearing out it becomes very expensive.
Even
| >> many parts for modenr cars are a lot more expensive. To troubleshoot a
| >> modern car often requires a code reader, another expense. Too much
hassle
| >> and extra cost for me. I'd rather stick to what I know and what has not
| > let
| >> me down.
| >>
| >> Cory
| >>
| > Cory,
| >
| > You should have zipped it while you were behind, your reply did nothing
to
| > support you original position.
| > Your statements examples and attitude are misguided and very
unflattering.
| >
| > You boorish rebuttal leaves you in a very poor light...
| >
| > BTW:
| > I have driven many fuel injected cars & trucks into the many 100's of
| > thousands of miles and converted 2 from Carbureted to Fuel Injected, and
| > have NEVER had to pour gas down any of them...
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
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