From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:32:20 -0500, tak wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:pan.2009.12.25.18.52.54.475972(a)e86.GTS...
>> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:35:26 -0500, tak wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.05.09.08.281232(a)e86.GTS...
>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:28:16 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.03.52.25.308636(a)e86.GTS...
>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:10:14 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Scott in Florida" <WhoKnows(a)outa.here> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:f458j55q9h9pcdl9khl4mjv4pq4r05594n(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:11:06 -0500, "tak" <jkirch(a)frontiernet.net>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>"Scott in Florida" <WhoKnows(a)outa.here> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>news:edl7j59gub39jbk85mohjojbnaor7cjkvs(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:33:40 -0500, Hachiroku ????
>>>>>>>>>> <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:16:51 -0500, Scott in Florida wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:36:59 -0500, Hachiroku ????
>>>>>>>>>>>> <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I remember when I was young there was an ad that said, "Ever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>hear about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>the travelling salesman that put 1,000,000 miles on his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Volvo?"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>The guy was shown in the ad with his '66 P1800.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>He's back! FOUR MILLION MILES!!!! Holy COW!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/irv.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unfortunately, I flattened one of these when I was 19... I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>still miss that car...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/500/Volvo_ES1800_002.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe we will get back to wagons....
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>That was about as much of a 'wagon' as
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> by wagon, I mean, taking a sedan and running the back almost
>>>>>>>>>> straight up to the roof. That way you get the use of all the
>>>>>>>>>> space.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/AntonioAlvendia/Car%20MiniFeatures/DSC00127.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>But it sure looked cool!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/701800ES_02_maxi.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>(this one is the same model I had)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>I have NEVER seen one of these!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.vca2010.fr/img/cars/p1800s_cab_001.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Scott in Florida
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Get a crossover or a Volvo wagon
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a '92 Corolla wagon. Great vehicle.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just wish Toyota would do the same to the 2010 Corolla.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Scott in Florida
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I almost bought a '86 Tercel 4 wheel drive wagon, wound up with an
>>>>>>> '86 VW GTI instead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Should have taken the Tercel. Better car!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (running and ducking...)
>>>>>>
>>>>> Did you ever drive a GTI?
>>>>
>>>> Yeah. I owned a Jetta. I'll take the Tercel! ;)
>>>>
>>>> The GTi is an AWESOME car, I will admit. the first one I saw was in
>>>> 1981 when working at a place in CT. Some guy had brought it back from
>>>> Germany with him when he was stationed there. I had heard about them
>>>> in the car mags, but at that time they were not officially imported to
>>>> the US.
>>>>
>>>> However, I like the AWD Tercel for practical (ie...living in New
>>>> England) purposes. Besides, I had the GT-S.
>>>>
>>> The GTI did well for me in snow even though wearing performance tires,
>>> The
>>> '91 Passat, on the other hand, couldn't move in snow without snows.
>>>
>>> Probably going to pull the trigger tomorrow on a deal for a new
>>> vehicle. Both Traverse's. One has AWD, Captain's chairs in the middle,
>>> and backup camera. The other finalist has the same 1LT trim level as
>>> the first, but with leather, towing package, FWD.
>>>
>>> The two are at different dealers and cost is within $50 of each other.
>>>
>>> Around here, you are hard pressed to find a Rav4 to test drive and
>>> dealing
>>> a discount doesn't get you very far either.
>>>
>>> Know anyone interested in a '02 Rav? I know of one with low miles, good
>>> condition for sale.
>>
>> NOOOOOO! Not a Chevy!!!!!!!
>>
> No? Not even with $7500 in rebates?

Better set that money aside, or use it to buy spare parts when you buy the
car. No telling how much longer GM is going to be around.

Can't you get some similar deal from Toyota, along with the government tax
refund?

When I was working at a CarQuest, we had a set of ball joints for most
vehicles. Except for S10's. We had three complete sets for those.



From: tak on

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2009.12.25.20.13.39.888517(a)e86.GTS...
> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:32:20 -0500, tak wrote:
>
>>
>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2009.12.25.18.52.54.475972(a)e86.GTS...
>>> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:35:26 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.05.09.08.281232(a)e86.GTS...
>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:28:16 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.03.52.25.308636(a)e86.GTS...
>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:10:14 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Scott in Florida" <WhoKnows(a)outa.here> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:f458j55q9h9pcdl9khl4mjv4pq4r05594n(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:11:06 -0500, "tak" <jkirch(a)frontiernet.net>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>"Scott in Florida" <WhoKnows(a)outa.here> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>news:edl7j59gub39jbk85mohjojbnaor7cjkvs(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:33:40 -0500, Hachiroku ????
>>>>>>>>>>> <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:16:51 -0500, Scott in Florida wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:36:59 -0500, Hachiroku ????
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I remember when I was young there was an ad that said, "Ever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>hear about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the travelling salesman that put 1,000,000 miles on his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Volvo?"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The guy was shown in the ad with his '66 P1800.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He's back! FOUR MILLION MILES!!!! Holy COW!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/irv.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unfortunately, I flattened one of these when I was 19... I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>still miss that car...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/500/Volvo_ES1800_002.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe we will get back to wagons....
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>That was about as much of a 'wagon' as
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> by wagon, I mean, taking a sedan and running the back almost
>>>>>>>>>>> straight up to the roof. That way you get the use of all the
>>>>>>>>>>> space.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/AntonioAlvendia/Car%20MiniFeatures/DSC00127.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>But it sure looked cool!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/701800ES_02_maxi.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>(this one is the same model I had)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I have NEVER seen one of these!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.vca2010.fr/img/cars/p1800s_cab_001.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Scott in Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Get a crossover or a Volvo wagon
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have a '92 Corolla wagon. Great vehicle.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just wish Toyota would do the same to the 2010 Corolla.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Scott in Florida
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I almost bought a '86 Tercel 4 wheel drive wagon, wound up with an
>>>>>>>> '86 VW GTI instead.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Should have taken the Tercel. Better car!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (running and ducking...)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Did you ever drive a GTI?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah. I owned a Jetta. I'll take the Tercel! ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> The GTi is an AWESOME car, I will admit. the first one I saw was in
>>>>> 1981 when working at a place in CT. Some guy had brought it back from
>>>>> Germany with him when he was stationed there. I had heard about them
>>>>> in the car mags, but at that time they were not officially imported to
>>>>> the US.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I like the AWD Tercel for practical (ie...living in New
>>>>> England) purposes. Besides, I had the GT-S.
>>>>>
>>>> The GTI did well for me in snow even though wearing performance tires,
>>>> The
>>>> '91 Passat, on the other hand, couldn't move in snow without snows.
>>>>
>>>> Probably going to pull the trigger tomorrow on a deal for a new
>>>> vehicle. Both Traverse's. One has AWD, Captain's chairs in the middle,
>>>> and backup camera. The other finalist has the same 1LT trim level as
>>>> the first, but with leather, towing package, FWD.
>>>>
>>>> The two are at different dealers and cost is within $50 of each other.
>>>>
>>>> Around here, you are hard pressed to find a Rav4 to test drive and
>>>> dealing
>>>> a discount doesn't get you very far either.
>>>>
>>>> Know anyone interested in a '02 Rav? I know of one with low miles, good
>>>> condition for sale.
>>>
>>> NOOOOOO! Not a Chevy!!!!!!!
>>>
>> No? Not even with $7500 in rebates?
>
> Better set that money aside, or use it to buy spare parts when you buy the
> car. No telling how much longer GM is going to be around.
>
> Can't you get some similar deal from Toyota, along with the government tax
> refund?
>
> When I was working at a CarQuest, we had a set of ball joints for most
> vehicles. Except for S10's. We had three complete sets for those.
>
But isn't this the NEW GMC??>


From: fred on
=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS>
wrote in news:pan.2009.12.24.19.36.55.836742(a)e86.GTS:

> I remember when I was young there was an ad that said, "Ever hear
> about the travelling salesman that put 1,000,000 miles on his Volvo?"
>
> The guy was shown in the ad with his '66 P1800.
>
> He's back! FOUR MILLION MILES!!!! Holy COW!
>
> http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/irv.jpg
>
> Unfortunately, I flattened one of these when I was 19...
> I still miss that car...
>
> http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/500/Volvo_ES1800_002.jpg
>
>
Real nice looking car!



From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:26:35 -0500, tak wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:pan.2009.12.25.20.13.39.888517(a)e86.GTS...
>> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:32:20 -0500, tak wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.18.52.54.475972(a)e86.GTS...
>>>> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:35:26 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.05.09.08.281232(a)e86.GTS...
>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:28:16 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:pan.2009.12.25.03.52.25.308636(a)e86.GTS...
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:10:14 -0500, tak wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Scott in Florida" <WhoKnows(a)outa.here> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:f458j55q9h9pcdl9khl4mjv4pq4r05594n(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:11:06 -0500, "tak"
>>>>>>>>>> <jkirch(a)frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>"Scott in Florida" <WhoKnows(a)outa.here> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>news:edl7j59gub39jbk85mohjojbnaor7cjkvs(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:33:40 -0500, Hachiroku ????
>>>>>>>>>>>> <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:16:51 -0500, Scott in Florida wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:36:59 -0500, Hachiroku ????
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I remember when I was young there was an ad that said, "Ever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>hear about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the travelling salesman that put 1,000,000 miles on his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Volvo?"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The guy was shown in the ad with his '66 P1800.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He's back! FOUR MILLION MILES!!!! Holy COW!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/irv.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unfortunately, I flattened one of these when I was 19... I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>still miss that car...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/500/Volvo_ES1800_002.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe we will get back to wagons....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>That was about as much of a 'wagon' as
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> by wagon, I mean, taking a sedan and running the back almost
>>>>>>>>>>>> straight up to the roof. That way you get the use of all the
>>>>>>>>>>>> space.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/AntonioAlvendia/Car%20MiniFeatures/DSC00127.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>But it sure looked cool!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/701800ES_02_maxi.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>(this one is the same model I had)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have NEVER seen one of these!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.vca2010.fr/img/cars/p1800s_cab_001.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Scott in Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Get a crossover or a Volvo wagon
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have a '92 Corolla wagon. Great vehicle.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I just wish Toyota would do the same to the 2010 Corolla.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Scott in Florida
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I almost bought a '86 Tercel 4 wheel drive wagon, wound up with
>>>>>>>>> an '86 VW GTI instead.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Should have taken the Tercel. Better car!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (running and ducking...)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you ever drive a GTI?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah. I owned a Jetta. I'll take the Tercel! ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The GTi is an AWESOME car, I will admit. the first one I saw was in
>>>>>> 1981 when working at a place in CT. Some guy had brought it back
>>>>>> from Germany with him when he was stationed there. I had heard about
>>>>>> them in the car mags, but at that time they were not officially
>>>>>> imported to the US.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, I like the AWD Tercel for practical (ie...living in New
>>>>>> England) purposes. Besides, I had the GT-S.
>>>>>>
>>>>> The GTI did well for me in snow even though wearing performance
>>>>> tires, The
>>>>> '91 Passat, on the other hand, couldn't move in snow without snows.
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably going to pull the trigger tomorrow on a deal for a new
>>>>> vehicle. Both Traverse's. One has AWD, Captain's chairs in the
>>>>> middle, and backup camera. The other finalist has the same 1LT trim
>>>>> level as the first, but with leather, towing package, FWD.
>>>>>
>>>>> The two are at different dealers and cost is within $50 of each
>>>>> other.
>>>>>
>>>>> Around here, you are hard pressed to find a Rav4 to test drive and
>>>>> dealing
>>>>> a discount doesn't get you very far either.
>>>>>
>>>>> Know anyone interested in a '02 Rav? I know of one with low miles,
>>>>> good condition for sale.
>>>>
>>>> NOOOOOO! Not a Chevy!!!!!!!
>>>>
>>> No? Not even with $7500 in rebates?
>>
>> Better set that money aside, or use it to buy spare parts when you buy
>> the car. No telling how much longer GM is going to be around.
>>
>> Can't you get some similar deal from Toyota, along with the government
>> tax refund?
>>
>> When I was working at a CarQuest, we had a set of ball joints for most
>> vehicles. Except for S10's. We had three complete sets for those.
>>
> But isn't this the NEW GMC??>

I wouldn't bet my money to find out...



From: Joerg Lorenz on
fred schrieb:
> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS>
> wrote in news:pan.2009.12.24.19.36.55.836742(a)e86.GTS:
>
>> I remember when I was young there was an ad that said, "Ever hear
>> about the travelling salesman that put 1,000,000 miles on his Volvo?"
>>
>> The guy was shown in the ad with his '66 P1800.
>>
>> He's back! FOUR MILLION MILES!!!! Holy COW!
>>
>> http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/3193/irv.jpg
>>
>> Unfortunately, I flattened one of these when I was 19...
>> I still miss that car...
>>
>> http://www.volvogallery.org.uk/data/500/Volvo_ES1800_002.jpg
>>
>>
> Real nice looking car!
>
>
>
It is a dream!

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