(Military Times) Op-Ed: Dear Car Czar

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Dear Car Czar
(convicted felon) Oliver North | December 11, 2008

Forgive the ambiguity of the salutation, I didn't know whether to address this missive to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and "Dear Car Czar" just sounded so, well, tacky.

Let's cut to the chase. I need a new car. I'm not asking for a bailout or anything like that. I just need some good advice and I am hoping one or all of you can help. Here are the facts.

First, we only buy American cars in my family. My Dad fought in World War II and I've always been afraid he would rise up out of the grave and haunt me if I bought one of those Japanese or German machines. Perhaps you can recommend a pill or some kind of counseling for this problem.

I'm currently driving an eight-year-old Oldsmobile and the odometer is pushing a quarter of a million miles. Yes, I know that makes me part of the problem. I just don't buy cars often enough because we don't buy things we can't afford. Silly, I know, but after 40 years of marriage, we're kind of stuck in our ways.

If it makes any difference, in my family we also have a Chrysler PT Cruiser and a Ford truck. They're all paid for so I guess we don't qualify for federal help in paying them off. And that gets me back to the big question: what kind of car should I get?


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