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Re: project to daily driver

To: Ryan Irwin <SixtyOneMG@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: project to daily driver
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 06:20:00 -0500
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <DAV60kVXBOlnzGOnXPJ00000824@hotmail.com> <3B921810.A5963B3E@digitex.net> <DAV25tVGeSJIEoPXCFb000016f7@hotmail.com> FILETIME=[AF69B830:01C13533]
SELL THE NISSAN!!!!

Ryan Irwin wrote:

> I have access to a reliable Toyota and a Schwinn
> :)
>
> -Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brad Fornal <toyman@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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