why we drive old cars (was Toyota UA-LAC)

[rob]

Just lately I was thinking of getting a newer car, maybe cutting down on 
maintenance issues.

The fleet has been the same for a while;

'73 Daimler Sovereign (read Jag xj6 series one ) - 22years of ownership
'87 CGT (13 years owned)
'88 type $$ (9 years)

I've never had any of them in for repairs cos I can do it all at home

A year ago I bought wifey a '97 318 touring beemer, nice car, but the rear 
NS door lock goes kaput as far as central locking and can only be unlocked 
manually. THEN it goes toyally - i.e. no way to open the door. I take it to 
the beemer specialist who cleverly manages to get the door panel off with 
the door shut, but says " I couldn't get to the lock mechanism, - there used 
to be a separate lock housing and locking solenoid , but this is all one 
unit. Better try and get a second hand door ready 'cos the only way this is 
coming open is after you;ve attacked it with a 9" angle grinder".

IS this the future ? I'm thinking I won't be buying that recent 530d I was 
looking at, and may just stick with the old iron. I knew there was a reason 
I kept all these old motors.

Cheers Rob (knows nothing about jet engines ;)


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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:46:35 -0600
> From: Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Toyota UA-LAC
> To: Scruggs Family <gjkzscruggs at verizon.net>
> Cc: Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com>, quattro at audifans.com
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> Yep, and by the way, mine is more like 24 years old. The track car is
> 25. The diesel Jetta, 28. I won't be going any newer than about 1995
> any time soon. More likely, Never.
>
> Tony
>
> Oh, and Gross, thanks for what you do. I was in the Air Force in an
> Avionics backshop from 2000 - 2004. I always enjoyed the additional
> training I recieved, and it certainly amazed me in many ways. Makes me
> glad for the sipmlicity of my old cars.
>
>
>> Hmmmm. ?I wonder... ?How many of us are driving 15 years old cars for
>> just such a reason? ?That's part (only part) of why I still drive my
>> RS2ed urS6.
>>
>> Bob
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