re: Never give up!

[Steve An <san@domain.elided>]

I completely agree with Dana.

I am facing the same dilema. I am spending $3000 (I hope) to fix the rust
and repaint my Milano, which brings the total bill in the last 12 months to
.... I am too embarassed to admit in public, but it would buy me 2 decent
Verdes. On the other hand, I'll have a  3.0 Milano with everything new
including interior, and I know everything is well sorted out.

I have test driven BMWs, Audi, Mercedes and countless Nippon cars, I even
looked at a Contour SVT, nothing touches the Milano with a 3.0, but I am
biased as hell. 

Instead of thinking of it as a $3000 expense, I think I am saving many
thousands by not buying a new car, perhaps a bit delusional, but this is
why we drive Alfas to begin with, no?

	 - Steve.

 u.At 06:53 AM 10/21/99 -0400, Dana Loomis wrote:
>Warren with the 164,000 mile Milano asked:
>>What about y'all? When do you give up on a car?
>
>Never!  
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>If you're happy with the car and rust isn't about to consume it, you're
>always better off fixing what you have than buying something else.  So it
>costs $3000, what other car could you buy for that price?  If you keep the
>car, the market value is irrelevant.  It's value to you in transportation
>and driving pleasure is much greater.  
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>Dana
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