I have access to a reliable Toyota and a Schwinn
:)
-Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From Brad Fornal <toyman at digitex.net>
To: Ryan Irwin <SixtyOneMG@hotmail.com>
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: project to daily driver
> How far do you drive to work every day, how often do you need your car, do
you
> need a dependable car? These are all things you need to consider prior to
selling
> the car that you can count on. I know that there are several on the list
that
> drive their little cars to work/school daily, I don't. I could, but I only
have to
> drive 3 blocks to work every day. I would not count on my cars every day
for a
> long haul to the job. I know I will take heat for this but as much as I
love my
> cars, I don't find them to be the ultimate in reliability. These are my
evening
> and weekend "toys" hence "toyman". We have a Colt that we use as a daily
driver
> and take it into Dallas and Ft. Worth when we go. On the Texas freeway at
70 -75
> mph (yeah, the speed limit is 65, but I'm keeping up with traffic) the
Sprite
> screams pretty loudly.
> If your impending sale is a money issue, I suggest a bank loan if
possible. If it
> is a space issue, borrow a small area of a friends back yard or something,
and
> store your Midget under a breathable tarp temporarily. If you sell the
Nissan, and
> try to depend on a car that needs the work that yours does, (and have to
fix the
> things you may have missed) while trying to get to work or school
everyday, you
> will become frustrated and possibly come to hate your little car for
letting you
> down. It will not be the fault of the car as I have found that it is
difficult to
> restore a car and drive it at the same time.
> Mi dos pesos ..................... Brad
>
> Ryan Irwin wrote:
>
> > I have to sell a car. Do i sell the precious Midget and pocket $1000
max or
> > do i sell the Nissan and pocket $3500? The Nissan. But that means i
have to
> > take the MG from being a work in progress to drivable.
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