You mean ones normal people can afford? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:30 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] What would you buy now?
i'm wondering how far we are from hydrogen cell cars? On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:42 PM, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > R A Bennell wrote: > > Unfortunately, my wife had a mishap with her car this weekend that > > may well be the end of it. Unfortunate as it was a nice car. A 1998 > > Toyota Avalon with only about 75K miles on it. Clean, no rust etc. I > > just put 4 new strut assemblies and new back brakes on it about a > > month ago. I was about to put a timing belt in it and to change the > > anti-freeze. They may fix it but I am not sure we want to keep it if > > they do. It took a fairly major hit on the front. Bad enough to break > > things like the radiator. She is fine so that is the most important > > thing but she is rather upset about her car. > > I don't think breaking the radiator is that big of a problem. Posting > pictures would give you some opinions as to how road worthy it is. > > > Sort of lost on what to buy as a replacement however. Anyone with a > > crystal ball out there? Fuel mileage keeps coming to the forefront on > > our thoughts. A Honda Civic maybe? Don't really like small cars but > > most of her driving is very close to home so that might be alright. > > Don't want to spend a fortune but she will not be happy with any sort > > of a fixer upper so it has to be something relatively new. > > I recently saw the engine bay of a 2008 4-cylinder Honda Accord. It was > cavernous! Would be super easy to work on in the future. Not sure > about mileage though. I've also done A/C work on a '92 Civic... was > very impressed at how easy it was to work on the car. Removed the > evaporator in about 1 hour!! > > John > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
