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Replying to: joel0622 (May 12, 2008 4:44 pm) Two weeks ago my wife comes back from her European trip and informs me that she is ordering the “Smart for Two”, because it’s only $15K and she’ll save so much on gas. When I asked her where she’s going to put the kids, she tells me that she will keep her one year old Odyssey, and use Smart for her commute to work to save on gas. When I pointed out that her commute is only four miles each way, she started talking about environment. After I told her that it takes a lot of energy to build a car that we don’t need, she screamed at me: “Don’t you use your logic on me!” Finally, I read her the CR review that trashed this car, and she backed off. |
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Replying to: bigbutr (May 12, 2008 6:09 pm) Ever since she got this bus she had been nagging me about Lexus RX, or any other Mid-size or small SUV, because the minivan uses too much gas. I don’t think there is an SUV that is better on gas than the Odyssey. Be careful with the 400h. CR says that they got 16 city / 29 highway in it.
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Replying to: exb0 (May 12, 2008 6:19 pm) Long story short: Friday the daughter ran a red light and totaled (her description, we are still waiting for the insurance adjusters report) her boy friends pick-up. The good news, no one hurt physically. So the wife and I sort of agreed that if the truck is totaled we would sign over our 1993 explorer with 200K + miles to the boy friend and we would get a new car. This plan has not been discussed out side the wife and I and we are waiting on the adjusters report. Now the new car purchase is/was going to wait until July or August to give us some time to get some money moved around and a bill paid off and we would get by on one car for a few months. I checked out the local Ford dealer on line and see that the Taurus I want is still available and I mention that to the wife.  NEW PLAN: The wife now informs me that she wants to wait until the 2009’s come out instead of getting an “older” car. What? 2008 is older?  In a kind as I could be manner, I tried to explain that it will cost more to get a newer car as they have good prices on the close out models and the 2009’s will have a 3% to 5% price increase plus no deals. Of course that fell on death ears.  Maybe when I get off this boat and I can talk in person and not on a cell phone it will make more sense to her. Why would I think that?  So exb0, I feel your pain. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 12, 2008 1:16 pm) The Range Rover is wider and taller too. Its not hard to be 12,000 dollars upside down in a Range Rover as the only vehicles that depreciate faster then them are AMG mercs, 7-Series BMWs and S/RS Audis. |
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Replying to: obyone (May 12, 2008 11:43 am)  It is no wonder that poor Mrs. jmonroe never gets to buy anything. Now she needs to put a hot pot on the dining room table. Then just maybe she'll get that dining room suit.  Richard
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Replying to: chikoo (May 12, 2008 6:46 am) If you were back on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, it would be even harder. Richard
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Replying to: joel0622 (May 12, 2008 1:22 pm) LOL!!! It appears that Adam and Eve turned into Jack and Jill. Richard |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (May 12, 2008 1:51 pm) Make that two of us. According to the polls, we must be the only two. To stay on topic: I wonder what he drives for his personal car? Richard
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Replying to: joel0622 (May 12, 2008 2:21 pm) That is UNTIL you become a victim and you need to prove you are innocent before they can prove you are guilty
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Replying to: richard64 (May 12, 2008 9:04 pm) Richard Which I am...... BTW, if Hillary Clinton was anything of a politician like Indira Gandhi was, she would have been THE democratic candidate by now
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