[Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 221 ----( Rear view mirror and Chrystal bal...

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My first car was crashed is why I got the '62 beetle. I didn't settle and I don't think you do either. I was married then, too & had to get to work. It just made sense to go with effiency over extravagance. And I find a lot of old stuff is better than the newer stuff. Half the bells and whistles on new cars don't work after a few years, which would annoy the crap out of me. Our old Rabbits & Jettas have a lot less to bust, but everything there works. 
Man, they've selling heated steering wheels now. And BMW calls you in your car to schedule service! 
You think we're getting a little detached from reality?
 
Bob in the Entire State
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: LBaird119 at aol.com
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Sent: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:44:02 EDT
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 221 ----( Rear view mirror and Chrystal bal...


Why is it we could see through the hype, while so many bought it hook, line 
and sinker? 
Maybe a quality-quantity choice made unconsciously years ago. 
Is having a lot of mediocrity better than having a small amount of 
perfection?
If a little is good, a lot is better; this what we are being sold every day 
on TV, in magazines, advertising, movies. GET MORE. I bought it, too, having 
grown up American  -  until I bought a rat '62 Beetle as a second car.


  Having grown up with nothing you'd ever call "extra" money, on an orchard 
with a nice shop, nobody my age around, town a mile or so away and in a 
family that was "cheap."  I'm actually one of the more "extravagant" ones 
in the family!  Didn't have much TO waste, no money to buy something to 
waste and a reasonable amount of space to put "stuff" on.  As I've gotten 
to where I'm not broke every day I've found that some/many things are 
certainly worth waiting a little longer for if you can get a better VALUE!
My first tape deck was Yamaha's second of the line.  I was married by 
then and "settled" for it because they were a couple years out of production 
by then and this one came up for half price.  I settled but for something 
VERY good.  I do most of the same for much that I buy.  
  Heck, when I was in high school I had (still have) a '66 Mustang.  I wanted 

a 6 for better mileage.  I didn't really get it so I have a turbo to someday 
add 
to it for efficiency purposes.  Those that know the Ford 200 6 know what a 
crappy intake it has molded to the head.  I whined and thought of putting 
a diesel in it back then and gas was barely $.75/gallon.  Just money down 
the drain.  So I drove my Honda 350 as much as I could, making 50+mpg.  
Much better than the Yamaha 750's 40 or so mpg.  
  I finally got a Rabbit and then I could haul 4 people, not get wet, carry 
luggage or groceries, stay warm and STILL get 40+mpg.  I was HAPPY!
Don't ride the bikes much at all since.
     Loren
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