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Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera
One day my young daughter said she wanted the car with the horsey on it when she could drive. I asked,, "oh, you want a mustang?" Clarifying, she said, "no, ths horsey is standing on its hind legs."
*sigh*
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Like most all 15 year old boys back when I was 15, I asked my dad about what car he was going to buy for me. He laughed, and said "You can buy whatever you can afford". He made me pick out a car, and I had to pay for 100% of all costs, except the insurance. He gave me an interest free loan of $600 ($4,759.62 in 2023 money) and he had the right to approve the car. He approved my 1960 VW bug with 36 HP. He handed me a quarter, and said to put it in the glove box and use that to call him if I had car problems. Except for running out of gas. He went on to say if you are so stupid as to run out of gas, find your own way home. And the 60 VW bug did not have a gas gauge! That was an option back then, and my car did not have that option. I carved marks on a wooden dowel, and used it like a dip stick to see how much gas I had left.
I still have to pay 100% of all my automotive costs myself! And my 911 hast the Porsche logo with a horsy on it.
It even gets frosty on occasion!