OT: new car advice

[Mike Garfias]

Tell that to people that bought GT40s from Ford in the early 70s for $10-15k.

They're worth milions now.

Craig White spoke forth with the blessed manuscript:
> On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 11:33 -0800, Josh Coffman wrote:
> > .... and now for something completely different (on the
> > sometimes useful discussion list). :)
> > 
> > Hi all, 
> > 
> > I've been car-less for nearly a year. I figure its
> > about time to buy and stop begging for rides. Before I
> > make a mistake, I'd like to see if there are any
> > car-people on the list who can advise on a couple
> > vehicles:
> > 
> > Nissan XTerra
> > Nissan Frontier
> > Toyota Tacoma
> > 
> > I just don't want to buy another mistake. Had a
> > Chrysler vehicle before which was overall not bad, but
> > parts and maintenance labor was awful. Don't want to
> > do that again.
> > 
> > I'm looking for dependability, reasonable comfort with
> > utility. The XTerra came to mind 'cause I'd probably
> > not fully use a truck, having a family and all.
> > 
> > Looking for pro's/con's from a consumer perspective.
> ----
> cars are without a doubt one of the poorest investments that one will
> make and virtually certain to be worthless over time.
> 
> Thus once you have determined your minimum needs, anything beyond that
> might satisfy one's ego, expectations of safety, comfort, etc. but the
> more you accommodate those elements, the more money you will burn.
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
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