Very true D^2! Driving an Imperial as an everyday car is a way of making it
"pay you". Economically, what you put into it is a form of "equity", and the
use you get out of it is saving on the depreciation that one would otherwise
have with a new car. I am very much a fan of using the cars that we collect.
Retiring my Imperials 20 years ago was a difficult decision. But I was able to
translate my understanding of how to "drive older cars to save" into other
examples that were not so dear to me. It really broke my heart when I would get
a crack in the windshield of my '65 Imperial. That is just one example of how I
felt about the issue, though. Another one was the way that friends who were
passengers would get mud on the carpet, or pull the door closed with the door
handle rather than the door pull.
Parking them for 20 years wasn't any favor to them either though, so now I am
trying to strike a happy medium. Drive '80s cars for everyday and the Imperials
for fun!
Paul
In a message dated 2/7/2004 4:12:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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>
> Quoting RandalPark@xxxxxxx:
>
>
> > Don't get me wrong, there are some wily business types out there that could
> > turn this into a money making proposition. I think that most of us would be
> > too conflicted over using our prized possessions as work horses.
> >
> > Paul
>
> The best way to convert your Imperial into a "work horse" is to get it
>reliable
> enough so you don't have to pay payments on a modern car. You may have to
>have
> more than one, to improve the reliability, or like me have 3 old cars.
>
> D^2, 68 Sedan, 68 LeBaron, 67 Volvo 122S, and NEVER owned a "modern"
>
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