• From: Bellevue, WA
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Re: bought a new car

Zurf wrote:

By the time I let old cars go, I'm glad to get rid of them.  I drive them until they are more expensive to keep than to replace.

That's my policy, too.  Drive them until the wheels fall off, then go get another one.

Someday we'll win this thing...

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  • From: East sussex, UK
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Re: bought a new car

The "mark of a good driver" thing is all to true - in this country, anyhoo!

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  • From: East sussex, UK
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Re: bought a new car

Dammit - I mean "too true"!

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Re: bought a new car

We have safety inspections here too, but they don't sound quite so severe as the ones you describe.

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