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411 messages, Last post on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 05, 2009 12:15 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 05, 2009 12:15 pm) I don't think reliability ratings mean much of anything to a 20 year old car. How it's been cared for during its life is much more essential. I saw Lemko's '88 Park Ave soon after he first bought it, and that thing was obviously very well cared for. He's also kept up on maintenance and such, so it should continue to serve him well for awhile. He's driven it from Philly out to Harrisburg and back numerous times when we get together for car shows, and it hasn't failed him yet! Now sure, being a 20 year old car that's being used as a daily driver, odds are that eventually, it will succumb to something. But I think I'd trust a 20 year old car with mediocre reliability ratings that's been well cared for more than, say, a 5 year old car with stellar ratings that's been beat on and abused. |
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 05, 2009 12:05 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 05, 2009 12:22 pm) Regards, OW |
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"GM cars run bad longer than most cars run at all?" Although being a Chrysler man, I say Mopar should hold that title. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 05, 2009 3:44 pm) |
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I presume you're referring to lemko's '90 Park Avenue, right, Shifty? Rather than spending the money for a round trip flight from the Bay area to Philadelphia, let's just ask lemko the following: Hey, Lemko, you've mentioned your Buick's paint problem, but be honest now, what other things, big or small, are wrong with your beater?
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 06, 2009 8:57 am) Besides, old cars can run "okay" and even reliably with thousands of dollars in repairs needed. For instance, worn suspension/struts can bounce along nicely for a long, long time. Various little oil leaks, erratic transmission shifting, a broken AC, one rear power window not working, a little rust----none of these things stops the car from providing basic transprtation. ANYWAY, i don't consider a Buick a real luxury car in the spirit of how we started this topic, so we are kinda off topic here. This subject might make for another interesting topic though -- "Deferred Maintenance?" or some such, or "What Can You Get Away With?"
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 06, 2009 9:10 am) I dunno, I'd consider Lemko's Park Ave, along with my NYer, to be two luxury cars that are out standing in their field. Sorry, bad pun.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 06, 2009 9:31 am)  If Buicks were "luxury" than what are Mercedes, Lexus, 7 Series BMWs, Bentley, etc. "Super Luxury"? "Ultra Luxury"? If a Buick is "luxury" so then is every other car in the price range, which means just about all cars are luxurious, which means just about no cars are actually luxurious. Dilution of meaning. Language inflation. 
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