I have mentioned this before (but nobody listens!). I doubt that very many
of today's cars will still be drivable after 20 years. New cars are entirely
controlled by an ECU (Electronic Control Unit), which is a computer. Nobody
repairs them and parts for 20 year old computers will be non-existant. I
have a 1984 Mac at home and I can't even buy floppy disks for it!
If you want a collector car, buy one with points and a dizzy. You can
actually build or adapt an old one to work when yours is worn out.
He77, new cars don't even have coils or plug wires. The plugs last 100,000
miles (supposedly) and then cost $100 EACH. Who wants that?!?!?!
Allen Hefner
Norristown PA
(A new car salesman!)
On 8/9/05, Bill L <pythias@pacifier.com> wrote:
>
> Hello spridgets,
>
> my daughter recently turned 16, and is about to get her driver's
> license... and we were able to get for her a 1987 Toyota MR2. .. not
> a sprite, but at least a two seater sports car. $1000. needs a
> little work, but what used car doesn't? .. i think she can drive it
> for the next 10 years, get married, have children (IN THAT ORDER!!!)
> sell the car because she doesn't have the room, anymore, raise the
> kids and wish she still had "that first car" and find out, in her
> mid to late 40's that the car she got for $1000 and sold for $500 10
> years later is now (will be?) worth $25,000 -> 40,000
>
> we have been talking at work, which cars out there NOW will be
> collector cars in another 20 years or so, that is, what should we be
> buying up... .. i think gas is going to go so high that BIG V-8's
> won't be driveable anymore, and these little 4 banger rice rockets
> that all the kids have will be the "nostalgia-mobiles"...
>
> COMMENTS?
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Bill mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
>
> '66 Sprite "the red thing" (HAN8L 49403)
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