Re: GM-Chrysler Merger Talks to Intensify After Election

[Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>]

"...If it gets what many call, bad gas mileage, it goes up in
value...." if this is the case, then why are my 2000 Cherokee 4.0L and
01 Dakota 4.7L worth so little? I had one dealer offer me $3500 for
BOTH vehicles on a trade in.

I unfortunately don't have unlimited resources to put into repairs on
a car so both of our daily drivers are "foreign crap" as you so
eloquently phrased it. 92 Accord LX, 4 cyl, 5 spd, 249+K miles,
original clutch, w/ very little $ invested in repairs over it's life.
If this is representative of "foreign crap", then that's what I'll be
driving every day for a LONG time.

Bill M



On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:06 PM,  <Spicemanii@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Now, ask yourself, do I have any foreign cars? Even if assembled here, the money still goes out of country. I give no crap on gas mileage or longivity, because I only see old American cars still going, not econo foreign crap. Think about this for a second or two, If it gets good mileage, it does not hold its value. If it gets what many call, bad gas mileage, it goes up in value. Obviously their are a few things to also consider, like, muscle or convert or fin ear cars, as these do go up in value. I figure the gas mileage is made up in higher value as I drive them. The other is the repair of an older car in maintenance is lower than the repair of a econo car. Ever check what a trans axle cost to repair? Starter or air conditioner on a newer car? How about the cost of gas compared to blood? I will always take the bigger, heavier American over the loss of blood against a small foreign or American made small car. I win everytime. I could go on, but I love to tinker on my old cars more. later, joe machado
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