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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:01 PM
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I just paid off my car. I guess I should be a good American, and go get a new one. nt
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:08 PM
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1. Congrats!
Make sure the new one is Japanese so you can get trounced on DU every coupla days.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:11 PM
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3. Well, okay. My current one is a Ford Focus.
But I guess I could look elsewhere.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:23 PM
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6. Ford Focus? Don't worry, you'll be looking for a new one soon
:hide:
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 12:11 PM
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13. HA!
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:10 PM
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2. Well you could buy a bicycle and use it to get around.
That would be good for your country and good for your planet as well.

It would also be good for the bike shop owner, no?

And maybe your health too.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:12 PM
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4. I'm an American. I MUST have a car.
Edited on Mon Feb-09-09 09:12 PM by Critters2
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:41 PM
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9. I see...
Edited on Mon Feb-09-09 09:42 PM by NNadir
Oh well, I tried.

I'm an American and I do have a car, but the years I lived without one and lived on a bicycle I remember in a way very fondly.

I must say I was physically far more healthy then than at any other time of my life.

If I didn't have to go to work without a strong odor, I would definitely go back to that life, at least when the weather allows.
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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:18 PM
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5. Oooh, wanna buy a used SUV?
Sell it to ya cheap...smokes and has a bit of a gas leak, but with gas prices back down, who cares?
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:24 PM
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7. The new Camaro comes out this spring!
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 09:35 PM
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8. I haven't had a car payment in six or seven years.
It's nice!
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 11:14 PM
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10. good luck getting a car loan! ;)


no seriously, our cars are both paid off, and it's really nice not to have to pay every month. I figure we can run em until they won't go anymore.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 11:40 PM
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11. I had an escort that ran to 303,000 miles. One day, the engine froze up
and that was that. Couldn't even move it out of my driveway without a tow truck. But I got my money's worth. It'd be nice if this one did the same.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 12:11 PM
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12. that's pretty impressive - gotta love those compact car engines- some of them
were wonderfully well built.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 12:18 PM
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14. Congratulations.
I hope it's in good shape and keeps running for a bunch more years. :)
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