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[Porsche9]

I believe the appropriate penance for him would be to have to use a 15 year old well used Toyota Corolla as the only mode of transportation for a year. As part of that he would be required to bring the Corolla via maintainance and repairs to the level of a three year old Corolla still under warranty.

[Retroman1969]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

I believe the appropriate penance for him would be to have to use a 15 year old well used Toyota Corolla as the only mode of transportation for a year. As part of that he would be required to bring the Corolla via maintainance and repairs to the level of a three year old Corolla still under warranty.

Bingo! I second that motion.

He needs to talk to my Dad who just put a $3,500 tranny in a 2002 Dodge Stratus on top of the $1200 worth of shocks and struts, and now the AC console is going out (a $450 repair). Vehicle worth: about $1000. (and he babies his cars, but this one is still old)

Or my friend Jim who just had to replace the fuel pump and sending unit in his 1999 Chevy Pickup Truck to the tune of $678! To say nothing of the fact that the AC broke years ago ($1300 rebuild estimate), the tranny slips like crazy, none of the gauges work (except the gas gauge... now), it only starts if the relative humidity is below 39%, and he carries a hammer in the glovebox to pound in the friction pins for the occasion when the drivers door falls off (no, seriously!). It would take many, many thousands to fix all of it. Vehicle worth: about $1,500.

My 2000 Jeep Wrangler (another babied vehicle) is sitting in the garage with a $2,000 cracked head, and I've had to spend a good $1500 in repairs and maintenance in the year leading up to its demise.


Gee, it all makes the journalist's argument sound sort of stupid!