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Car Dealers
Thursday, July 17th, 2008It seems that this is your first visit. Would you like to subscribe? Enjoy your visit! Most all of us have to deal with them at one time or another. The vast majority of folks purchase all of their autos through a dealer. Typically they trade in whatever they currently drive whenever it’s […]
If I had $10k to spend today . . .
Monday, June 30th, 2008. . . on a car that didn’t have to be my daily driver, here’s what I would look at. All of these are available on Ebay as this is written with a Buy-it-now of less than $10,000.
If I were in the mood for a true classic, there’s this 1937 Buick Sedan.
Still in the classic […]
Roadside Assistance
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Driving, as I do, high-mileage cars, I get stranded on the side of the road occasionally. In the last three years, I’ve had to make use of my insurance company’s roadside assistance program four different times. Three times in the Audi (clutch, oil line to turbo, flat tire) and once in the BMW […]
What you could get instead of that new car
Monday, October 15th, 2007 With the average price spent on a new car being ~$28,ooo it is certainly worth looking into what you could have spent that money on instead.
If speed is your thing, you could get a nice little Porsche. Only 55,000 miles on it.
If you need a convertible instead, here’s a beautiful Jaguar with 61,000 miles.
Or […]
1985 Ferrari 308 Quattrovalvole Review - Part 1
Saturday, August 4th, 2007
Almost everything about this car is different from modern cars. When you first walk up to it, you wonder how to open the door. Then you see it - a small black handle integrated perfectly into the B-pillar, opening the door with only the merest suggestion of an outward tug.
As you slide into the seat, […]
What is it about Ferraris?
Thursday, December 21st, 2006I went to Atlanta yesterday with a good friend to look at a 1985 Ferrari 308. Mike has wanted a Ferrari as long as he could remember, and is now in a position to buy one.
This particular car has 51,000 miles on it and hasn’t been driven much in the last ten years or […]