Harumph, this is what block heaters are for... -Curt
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:06:10 -0600 From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] A lost cause? Message-ID: <4ec15892.8070...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 14/11/2011 11:22 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: > There is another way to look at it. Take a $1500 Benz, put a few hundred > into making it safe, dependable and nice to ride in and start counting how > much you save over making car payments and paying higher insurance for the > newer car. > > If a penny saved is a penny earned then I am earning about $600 per month > by driving a Mercedes. > > Mike > I do understand that part as well. Our winters are such that I cannot or will not drive the toys in the worst of the weather. My 300D probably would not start anyway when it gets really cold. That is why I drive the truck through the winter. I have been toying with the idea of an older GM (shudder!). Probably either a Buick Le Sabre from around 2000 which would be relatively cheap and get fair fuel economy. A bit of a throw away car so run it and then run away from it. That is one of the reasons for my original post on the subject. I can be prone to keeping things too long and fixing them before dumping them which is a money losing proposition. However, I just saw a listing for a 96 Caprice and have always liked the look of those too. It is not an Impala SS but still looks pretty smooth. Again, however, would not really want to make it a winter beater either. Too many choices and not enough parking spots. My other toys are less demanding. I have collected several older boats that await my time and efforts too but at least I don't need them at this time of the year. Randy in the frozen north _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
