90,000 miles and three sets of tires? I'm driving a '96 Sable with 75,000 on the
originals and still have about 5/32" of tread left. Sounds like my mileage did
vary, or else the rubber gods have been with me.
Chris Rogers
Des Moines, IA
'64B and part of a '66B
'96 Sable that someone tells me to drive...
Lawrie Alexander wrote:
> In 1990, I sold a beginning-to-rust-through-the-bottoms-of-the-doors 1971
> Jag. XJ6 and replaced it with a brand new V-6 Camry. My wife has since put
> nearly 90,000 miles on it, averaging 22 mpg around town, 28 mpg on trips.
> One set of brakes, three sets of tires and one headlight bulb - plus the
> requisite regular oil changes - have been the only maintenance items, in
> addition to the timing belt change that's recommended at 60K miles (We did
> it at 80K and the one we took off looked almost as good as the new one.)
>
> Would I recommend a Camry? You bet!
>
> Lawrie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 12:19 PM
> Subject: OT New Car Search for the folks
>
> >My parents' 8 year old Plymouth Acclaim is going to be replaced. My folks
> >are not enthusiasts by a long shot (a '90 Acclaim should be evidence of
> >that) and they hate shopping so I thought I'd give mom some help. They live
> >in Mesa, AZ.
> >Any testimonials or websites that someone could recommend that would help
> me
> >help my mom buy a new boring, functional, comfortable and reliable vehicle?
> >(parents ages are 69 and 67) Mom is enamored with the Toyota Camry, by the
> >way, but I really liked the Dodge Stratus I had on a recent business trip.
> >It's difficult for me to "reverse think" as an autophile. ;)
> >TIA
> >Dan
> >73 B
> >96 Chevy Tahoe 'sport'
> >93 Mazda MX-3
> >
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