In certain areas, yes. Around where I live, not so much, but if you go over by the coast where the mother in law lives, they come up pretty regularly as the old duffers bite it.
-D > On Mar 1, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > There ought be a lot of those in Flahdah, all the geezers down there. > > My MIL had one that when she got too old to drive I suggested she give it to > her daughter (my SIL) for her boys to drive. I think 2 or 3 of them drove it > for a few years until it got “too old” (they don’t no nuffin bout cars) so > they gave it away to some charity outfit. It was rough but still seemed to be > running ok. I had driven it a few times and it was your basic boring > transportation appliance but did its job. That’s what you need. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Mar 1, 2020, at 7:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Agreed. Find a blue hair car from the late 90s/early 00s and you should be >> good. Buicks of that time frame are pretty bulletproof. Mother in law had >> one she sold off to a friend when the father in law bit it, and she took >> over “his” car, also a later model nicer Buick. She barely puts $100/year in >> the car except when it needs tires, just oil changes. >> >> I’ve shopped the Asian cars and you’re exactly on point. While they’re an >> excellent choice for the reasons you’re looking, when they dip into the sub >> $4k/$5k range they’re usually used up. When they hit around 160-180k the >> costs start to go up significantly. Buying one with 120k is a good deal. >> >> -D >> >>> On Mar 1, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> You all recall the incident of my father/wife trying to buy a different car >>> for the kid. The 87 Buick Century with the 2.5 4 iron duke is not good >>> enough. What sort of car is somewhat reliable for a 24 year old kid? I’m >>> thinking some sort of Buick from the early 00s with that v6. I think I have >>> heard those are reliable. I would say some sort of Toyota or Honda but >>> those usually have tons of miles and are beat up in the price range. >>> Somehow it started as looking for a $1k car and now has turned into a $2k >>> car. Seems a decent w210 could be had for that price. I’m not really >>> interested in working on it at all but would know how to work on some sort >>> of MB if it came down to it. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 >> > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > _______________________________________ http://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
