E-with-a-K, where did you live before 2003? On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Erika L. Rich <elr...@ruwebby.com> wrote:
> > When I moved back to the states in 2003 ... I had about 7 days to find a > vehicle, that was not only big enough to tow and tote things around, but > that ran and was very cheap (as in under a couple thousand dollars). I > found > a 1991 Ford Explorer. A car was out of the question because of the amount > of > "moving stuff" I would need to do. > > So I sure hope ya'll dont paint "those idiots that didn't buy an economical > vehicle" with such a wide brush. We're not all idiots. > > I still drive that SUV today. Obviously I have no commute and oftentimes I > only use it once every other week or so now. I also use it in the yard for > yard work and for picking up straw bales and mulch. think of that old farm > truck you used to see ;) > > But, it does fall into the clunker SUV category. It doesn't get good gas > mileage. No air conditioning. Electric windows don't work anymore and it > needs a new transmission. > > So, for the first time in YEARS I'm current considering taking advantage of > the program to get a new vehicle, as much as I abhor car payments. But the > time is coming that we need a new reliable vehicle. When we find it - it's > gonna have to be something that tows as we have a trailer we use on a > frequent basis. We will also need to tow a boat. And we are always hauling > things as we continue to improve our house. I'm thinking truck. :) And we > do > live in the sticks. Translated: the mountains and the country. > > The verdict is still out. I'm not convinced that I can't make this Ford > keep > ticking. But Charles is considering early retirement, and if that happens > he > has to turn in his company mini-van, which is what we use for trips, etc. > > We'll see. > > The moral is - we all have our uses for certain vehicles. Would you deny me > the right to use the program if it helped us replace my 18 year old dieing > clunker without breaking my pocketbook? > > I will tell you this, we wont be getting some big ass Hummer, or "Look at > me > I got an SUV" type vehicle. > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > ah so since my car does get more than that, then I would not have > > qualified? > > That's a relief in a way, though it pisses me off even more under the > > category of subsidizing SUV owners. I do think that there are people out > > there who drive inefficient cars because that is all they can afford -- > if > > there were a way to limit the program to them I'd consider liking it. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301175 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
