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By: Random Name

Random Name — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:53:21 +0000

When we moved to five acres of woods on an island, my wife decided she needed a pickup. It had to be small because she is small and otherwise couldn’t see out of it. It had to have an automatic because she doesn’t like to drive stick (though she has done so, now she doesn’t feel like she has to do what she doesn’t want to do unless she considers it virtuous, in which case I have to do it, too). It had to be cheap because we are cheap and not rich.

She ended up with a Ford Ranger because a used one was for sale. It’s been OK.

When I retire (very soon, if I don’t get fired first) we will get rid of my little car (which may die first, unless I die sooner) and probably get rid of her little truck (because it’s getting long in the tooth) and buy another little cheap AT truck, not necessarily a Ford Ranger. Though now because of gas price she is talking about getting a scooter for the five miles into town. All you never wanted to know.

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By: Rio

Rio — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:07:21 +0000

Correction:
“one like the Camry”

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By: Rio

Rio — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:06:22 +0000

Yes, going into debt is certainly not the way to go.
If a car is supposed to be temporary and tide you off until you find something better, than I guess one the Camry (or something like that) that my mom got years ago will do. She paid a few hundred dollars for it and it lasted more than a year before “giving up the ghost” while on the road going somewhere. Apply the “seek and ye shall find” concept and you might come up with something decent.

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By: Theophilus

Theophilus — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:52:50 +0000

the quote is from Edmund Burke.

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By: outkast

outkast — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:18:43 +0000

You’ll be in or prayers, Cheryl.

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By: Peter L

Peter L — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:51:13 +0000

Speaking of small cars, does anyone else remember the old Honda 600 car from the late 60s? It was a 2 door car with a chain-driven 600cc motorcycle engine. I remember my brother commenting that it was so small a VW Bug could blow it off the road!

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By: Pauline

Pauline — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:42:36 +0000

Rio,
I realize we can’t get much car for that amount of money. But we would like to teach our son to start out the right way, paying cash rather than getting in debt. All he needs is something to drive to school when he has too much to carry (e.g. French horn plus anything else in addition to a backpack full of books), or when he has evening rehearsals, and to youth activities at church. And to work in bad weather. That should be a good deal less mileage than I put on my vehicle in a week, and I only have a 5-mile commute. I do hope whatever we get him lasts longer than the year my first car (which I got for $1000 and had a great deal more than 100,000 miles on it) lasted me. But if he can just get the experience working and handling his money responsibly (including saving money for the next car, whenever he does have to get one), he’ll be ahead of a lot of young people these days.

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By: KayVee

KayVee — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:08:08 +0000

Rio, I’ve also enjoyed Ted Dekker’s books. I liked the Circle Trilogy best of all those I’ve read, I found them more interesting than the Showdown books. Thr3e and the 2 Blessed Child books were also good reads.

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By: drill

drill — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:07:47 +0000

I will pray, as well, Cheryl D. I hope you find the strength and wisdom to do the best thing and say the right words.

Pauline – hope your son gets the job. I don’t know the song or group your husband mentioned. I am a sort of Rip Van Winkle when it comes to modern culture, both good and bad.

Grandma: I have seen the results of someone who chews forgetting to open their window – it is pretty disgusting, to be honest. It is a messy habit, to say the least. In my opinion. I remember my great Aunts, who were spinsters, chewed and took snuff when I was a kid. Maybe that is why they were spinsters?

Jon Rowe: Sounds good – I would be interested in that (article/results). Sometimes I track on your comments without commenting myself. So there are probably more people reading them (and others responses, which also I think tend to be very good – often I agree with them) than just the people who are posting.

Peter L.: Well, if the Prius does NOT get out of the way of the truck fast enough, it might get stuck in the tread of one of the truck tires, which would make the Prius’s passengers very very dizzy what with going round and round and round . . .

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By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:01:16 +0000

Oh Cheryl, I am praying for you and will continue. God bless you as you witness and comfort those around you.

Love and prayers,
Victoria

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