OT: Cheap cars (was: 1%...)

Although I've long since dropped the heavies, almost anything I own is around 15 yrs old - I have an 84 Ford Ranger, 89 Festiva (ok so that's newer), 86 Aerostar and a 79 Dodge 4WD pickup (yup that's a heavy but it's for 3 times a year for hunting). My Ranger had a blown engine in it when I bought it for $100 and I stuck a newly rebuilt long block in it and redid the brakes, exhaust, etc - I have approx $1400 into it and other than an older body style it gets 27mpg loaded, gets me around to service calls at around 1750 miles per week, and always starts and does what I need it to. Many people don't even see their real first principle payment on anew vehicle until after making huge payments (more than my mortgage usually) for a year or so. If they try to sell it in that first year they've lost their butts in depreciation and many new ones are in the shop getting "the bugs out" for a lot of that first year. -> -----Original Message----- -> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Mike Ford -> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 4:46 PM -> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> Subject: Re: OT: Cheap cars (was: 1%...) -> -> -> >On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Hans Franke wrote: -> >> Well, acording to other sources you may substitute any -> >> American car brand (at least during the 70s and 80s) and -> >> you still get the joke goin'. -> > -> >Hans, have you ever driven or ridden in a comfortable large American -> >car from the early to mid 1970's, and seen how solidly it was -> -> I almost mentioned back in the thread someone wanted to know a car that -> could still be driven at 1% of original price, and quite a few big old -> Cadillac's are pretty close. Around 2 or 3% or original cost and you -> actually have a practical to drive vehicle. I have a cousin who -> won't even -> think of owning anything but a decade or more old Cadillac. -> ->