11-12-2014, 11:42 PM
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Go big (As gas prices drop, America resumes big car love affair)
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11-13-2014, 12:21 AM
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I never really lost my love affair with big cars. But I have gained an appreciation for how good small cars can be.
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11-13-2014, 12:59 AM
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We are still very far from two dollars a gallon and when we hit that the first time, I bought a bike. I doubt that I will ever consider gas to be cheap again.
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11-13-2014, 05:46 AM
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I had a 71 LTD with a 351 Cleveland back in the day, and LOVED it.
Of course, I couldn't afford gas for it, so by the end of the week I would be walking to work. I lived in Illinois at the time, and five miles is a looooooong walk in the winter time!
Never again!
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11-13-2014, 11:41 AM
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I'll keep the same cars....might go faster than 90km/hr (55mph) on occasion though.
...Talk about living it up!
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11-13-2014, 12:28 PM
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Spaced out...
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Now is the time to stock up on eco cars and sell for inflated price when gas goes back up
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11-13-2014, 12:49 PM
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One of the things I wonder about in idle moments: just WHAT are all these people compensating for, anyway? Smaller cars (and trucks) are more convenient, more fun, often more comfortable - and IMHO anyway, it's nice to have a few extra thousand in the stash.
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11-13-2014, 01:34 PM
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So true to both the above posts.
regards
mech
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11-13-2014, 01:55 PM
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I like bigger cars if they have a substantial feel, or in other words, if they have a bit of that bank-vault feel. Camrys and Crown Vics/Grand Marquis/Town Cars score highly on that measure.
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11-13-2014, 04:17 PM
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I've been seeing more Insights popping up on Craigslist lately for very reasonable prices.
People have short memories and even shorter perspectives.
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