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Originally Posted by slowmover
...I'll have some fun with Frank Lee: It is well-known that he has a Magic 8-Ball hood ornament that will attach to any of his five Fix-Or-Repair-Daily cars. He needs to know which of the clunkers can make it to the parts store that day to get the pieces to repair the one he really needs. I think he might have a couple thousand or so in purchase price spread across them all. Frank Lee has also stated that he lives below his means. Saving for that rainy day. Increasing his store of knowledge . . . now, me, I have one vehicle, a diesel, that I keep as nicely as can be. Study up on problems and fixes. One is enough, is my thinking. Can run on more than just retail fuel. But writing this today indicates to me that maybe Frank Lee can abandon any those old Fords and still go about his business unhindered. I can't. (I'm working on the alternates he already has). . . . .
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Heh... for the record, I bought the F150 new (darn dealer wasn't about to
give it to me either
) while the rest of the lot were free or close to it. Also, you'd be surprised how little I go to parts stores- they don't even know me personally anymore. Also I spend very little time fixing them- it goes, get 'em sorted out upon acquisition, then it's pretty much just smooth sailing after that. Last but not least, I am a car hoarder, so even though only one or two would be perfectly suitable, logic like that zooms right on past a hoarder!