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cfg8, yeah I really came just to talk of the volvos, maybe warn you about where you're headed too if you don't watch yer step! Here's how it works. When I got the low-miles 3 year-old in '67 I resolved to do all the work myself, buying all needed tools. Kept that one 9 years and as it rusted in half found a bone-dry '68 in Texas that I kept 10 years. In the meantime there was a '66 in Ark I couldn't resist that stuck around til '99 (rusty). The only maintenance I didn't do was mount tires. (long story huh?) All were daily drivers.
27/32 mpg city/hwy, later 33/39. I could plan a two-day trip without thinking twice about fuel. I could laugh over the new horror stories on repairs. Smartest dude on the road! Driving for free (3/4 million miles on $2700 in used cars) Knew everything I needed to until I ran out of old Volvos and then overnight I'm the dumbest creep around. The world had changed entirely while I wasn't looking, and I've got no idea what makes these cars tick.
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