right. i'm not sure if it still pays to invest in internal combustion technology, as in it seems to maybe not make sense to buy a new car until the new dominant style will be out there.
if it's 20 years away, ok, maybe it pays to buy a 2009 or 2010, but if it is 5 years, then forget about it. On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
