[Shotimes] Re: Gas 'n' Go, complete with SHO

[Paul Nimz]

One reason I like the SHO so much.  Instead of car payments I get to spend the
bucks on "improvements".  Yes much of that is maintenance but about half is
very discretionary spending on goody stuff.

Paul


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Leigh Smith
  To: Mark Nunnally ; Ron Porter ; shotimes@autox.team.net
  Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Gas 'n' Go, complete with SHO


  Yeah; I've never understood people's logic on repairs either.
  Quote: How can you put a $1000 in that old car(SHO)? It's not even worth
  that much!
  Because I can't justify the price of a new car to replace my SHO that's
  why!!! It's not worth the $35K price difference to me. I'm not sure the new
  cars are any better than my old SHO, and they sure aren't THAT much better!
  So last year I put in a new $1600 engine, this year $1000 in the supension,
  and next year or so I'll spring for a new $1000 interior. How much you want
  to bet I get at least another 6 years out of her? No car payments either!
  Lee
  12th year in SHO's (230K mi)
  260k 89 Titanium "Plus" retired to RCM
  "new" 94 white MTX 15k

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Mark Nunnally" <marknunnally@joimail.com>
  To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
  Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:12 PM
  Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: Gas 'n' Go, complete with SHO


  > yeah I've never understood the logic of selling the "old" car and buying
a
  new "gas saver"!  It'll be a long time till you "break even".  20k buys a
  lot of gas, even for a gas guzzler!
  >
  > I like folks when they justify a new vehicle with various excuses.  Just
  admit it...you just wanted a new car  :)
  >
  > mark
  >
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net>
  > Sent: Aug 25, 2005 2:48 PM
  > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
  > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: Gas 'n' Go, complete with SHO
  >
  > Yep. It's a slow news day, obviously, as the biggest front-page story in
  > today's Detroit news is "The High Cost Of Commuting", with the fuel cost
  of
  > various vehicles for different distances.......DUH!!!
  >
  > I guess the assumption is that the Detroit schools never were good at
  basic
  > math and how to use a calculator, so the reporter had 1/2 of the front
  page
  > to fill
  >
  > Of course they would never have an article about the TOC (Total Cost Of
  > Ownership) issue where a tree-hugger sells an old 20 mpg Volvo, spends
  > $25K+trade-in+finance charges for an oh-so correct Prius and actually
  spends
  > an additional $300/month for payments/insurance/etc above& beyond what is
  > saved in fuel, and how the break-even point is something like 5 years
down
  > the road. Too complicated for most people (and reporters) to understand!!
  >
  > Ron Porter
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
  > On Behalf Of MonsieurBoo@aol.com
  > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:37 PM
  > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
  > Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Gas 'n' Go, complete with SHO
  >
  > Sure, I know for us this particular subject is about as welcome as
talking
  > about Big Macs at a vegetarian convention.  But I got a tickle out of it
  > anyway.
  >
  > Our local news was showing a segment on the increase of gas-stealers due
  to
  >
  > the horrendous price jumps.  They were interviewing an attendant who got
  > dragged by a car when he tried to stop them from leaving.  At the pump
  > behind the
  > guy, someone's tanking up a ...
  >
  > ... rare green Gen2 just like mine ...
  >
  > yup, uh-huh, I know the feeling ;-)
  >
  > Oh yeah -- then of course we have these idiots on TV that try to "ease
our
  > pain" by comparing the price of a gallon of gas to a gallon of Chanel #5,
  > etc.
  >   Same old lame analogies, they need some new ones like  a gallon of K-Y,
  55
  >
  > gallon drum of hash oil, etc.  Let's spice up the late  news a little,
the
  > kids are in bed.
  >
  > cheers,
  > Mark LaBarre
  > 94 atx 130k
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