Hercule
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It's kinda sad that nice things are so often judged not on their quality but on their cost.
It's kinda sad that nice things are so often judged not on their quality but on their cost.
Why? We all weigh the quality vs. cost debate in nearly every purchase we make. If everybody had bottomless pocektbooks, we could all drive Maseratis.
Which is why I drive a Chevy. That was built in 2008.
Ha, my car is a whole 2 years newer than yours.....200,000km and still running fine (Hyundai Sante Fe)Why? We all weigh the quality vs. cost debate in nearly every purchase we make. If everybody had bottomless pocektbooks, we could all drive Maseratis.
Which is why I drive a Chevy. That was built in 2008.
Ha, my car is a whole 2 years newer than yours.....200,000km and still running fine (Hyundai Sante Fe)
It is a manual transmission....hard to find in a new car these days. I am inclined to run it til it drops. I am only putting on about 6K a year these days so this might be the last car I ever own. My friend got 400K out of a Corolla....that is amazing to me. We had a 1985 Mustang as a second car....sold it after 18 years with only 85,000km on it but it got impossible to find parts for it.Good luck and godspeed! I had a '90 Civic that I took to over 300k, but once the electrical issues started the writing was on the wall. My wife actually cried when they towed it away.
Quite so, a compliment that I often hear is, distinguished. Someone that I once worked with loved my hats, he commented about how he liked Indiana Jones' hat, but thought that it looked good on Harrison Ford but would make him look stupid. He was also someone who seemed self conscious. "You should go to The Goodwood Revival," I suggested, he looked it up and thought it wonderful, but still didn't go. In his words, he didn't have the balls.As I've said before, most men would like to wear a hat but are afraid they will be laughed at. I can't say how many times I've been told that my hat really looked nice but they couldn't pull it off, of course I assure them that they could wear a hat and enjoy it .
...Which is why I drive a Chevy. That was built in 2008.
Our current mode of transportation is my wife's 2004 Chevy Trailblazer P.O.S., so 4 years older than Fruno's. My 2007 Honda Ridgeline got t-boned in December by a local crack whore who didn't have the decency to stay on the couch at home and watch TV after she got high, choosing instead to go out joyriding and deliberately run a red light. Not even 89k miles on my truck, but because of it's age and the deployed air bags my insurance company immediately declared it totaled.Ha, my car is a whole 2 years newer than yours.....200,000km and still running fine (Hyundai Sante Fe)
That reference doesn't date you at all in this crowd. I bought my first "real" hat back in 2008--my first Akubra Fed IV--hoping I'd soon have my own Ed Norton hat. Still waiting.Went to Home Depot today and the young cashier (wearing a toque in summer weather, kinda skate boarder look) said he dug my hat.....a stingy brim beater Flechet. I call it my Ed Norton hat....i realize the reference dates me very badly.
Something like that, yes. People say they don't want to draw attention to themselves, but the imbeciles around here seem to do everything they can to prove themselves wrong. Ball caps turned back-to-front are the least of it--since the pandemic precautions went into effect I've lost count of the number of people I've seen shopping at the local market dressed as if they literally just rose out of bed....Is it the herd instinct? A cap worn back to front gets no more than a glance, but anything else, if the herd are not wearing it, then it's not cool.
Quite so, a compliment that I often hear is, distinguished. Someone that I once worked with loved my hats, he commented about how he liked Indiana Jones' hat, but thought that it looked good on Harrison Ford but would make him look stupid. He was also someone who seemed self conscious. "You should go to The Goodwood Revival," I suggested, he looked it up and thought it wonderful, but still didn't go. In his words, he didn't have the balls.
Is it the herd instinct? A cap worn back to front gets no more than a glance, but anything else, if the herd are not wearing it, then it's not cool.
Because they are not always equal. You comment is kind of proving my point.
Ha, my car is a whole 2 years newer than yours.....200,000km and still running fine (Hyundai Sante Fe)
It is a manual transmission....hard to find in a new car these days. I am inclined to run it til it drops. I am only putting on about 6K a year these days so this might be the last car I ever own. My friend got 400K out of a Corolla....that is amazing to me. We had a 1985 Mustang as a second car....sold it after 18 years with only 85,000km on it but it got impossible to find parts for it.
Back in the days before electronic ignition, removing the rotary arm guaranteed your car would still be there when you returned.The manual transmission - no better security device these days.
Back in the days before electronic ignition, removing the rotary arm guaranteed your car would still be there when you returned.
Back in the days before electronic ignition, removing the rotary arm guaranteed your car would still be there when you returned.
You all must have perfect weather conditons and no winter salt to reach this milage!!
Quality and cost being not always being equal is hardly an obtuse concept. Think about it for a minute. I’m sure it will come to you.
Dude, I live in Ohio...
More obtuseness coupled with condescension. Have a nice day.
Hence the fact that I deleted it. I realized that it was unnecessarily snarky. Thank you, I will have a nice day.