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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,967
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Hugh,
Am driving around town these days in a 17 year old Honda Accord wagon with 226,000 miles on it that refuses to die. I bought it 4 years ago for $2500 and it did nothing but run for 2 years, when the ignition module died. Replaced it and a leaky steering rack for about $1000. Had to pay someone to do it as I was working too much right then. A year ago did the front brakes here at home for $40...
Two years later it still starts every time, the A/C is cool and its full of old Jag parts this week after we parted out a donor car for one of my projects. Gets 25+ mpg and uses regular fuel.
Its not fancy, but gets us there and back, runs cheap and is just hard to beat. Oh yea, its paid for and is in the cheapest insurance class you can get. Why get rid of it? Will keep it until it dies or something big needs replacing, otherwise cannot see a reason to sell it!
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
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