Subj : Re: More trepidation
To   : Jimmy Mac #1
From : Weatherman
Date : Sat Mar 28 2020 02:11 pm


JM> They sure were! When I was in my early 20's, I had a 71 Cadillac Sedan
JM> Deville. 4 doors, bile yellow, 472 ci, electric everything and climate
JM> control. Driving that was like cruising a yacht!

They were built like tanks.  :)  You could drive through a house and hardly 
notice.  The oldest car I owned was an 80 Malibu back when GM still made 
quality cars.  It was the least expensive car I even owned.  Paid $300 for it, 
another $900 to replace the transmission (onlky reverse and first gear worked 
when I bought it).  The engine only had $40k on it.  Drove it for many years 
with very few issues, although all my dash gauges stopped working one by one.  

I ended up selling it around 6 years later for $300 after a brake line ruptured 
due to rust.  Was the best bang for my buck to date, no question.

These days I tend to keep vehicles forever and also as a challenge.  

If this weather would ever be decent on the weekend for more than 5 minutes, I 
need to change the fluids in the 2016 Harley Ultra Limited and finish my extra 
LED lights install.  Plus need to check out my new windshields.  

I plan on social distancing all the time on it.. :)

- Mark

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