Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 13:52:16 -0500 From: tom reingold <trn244nopsamnline.net> Subject: Re: What would you do, should I trade up my 9000?
Bob wrote: > On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 10:32:16 -0500, tom reingold > <trn244nopsamnline.net> wrote: > > >>I don't know about NZ, but in the US, insurance costs are higher for >>fast cars that are marketed as fast cars. > > > Depends a bit on the state. Many do it based on accident rates and > theft rates. YMMV, NJ is a unique insurance state. It may be based on accidents and thefts here, too, for all I know. > > >>Around here, the price difference is big, and I understand >>most of the difference goes into profit, which made me angry. > > > About 13 cents/gallon where I am. 15000 miles / 25mpg = 600 > gallons of gas a year. 600 * .13 = $78/year. Not much to > pay for some more fun on a daily basis :-) It's a bigger difference here. I wonder why. Maybe there's more excise tax on premium? And I drive 24,000 miles a year. Daily fun? Honestly, my 1986 900T had a lot of turbo lag, and when I was weary from a day's work, it gave me more carsickness than fun. OK, I'm exaggerating. > > >>Remember, it's not going to change your life radically. > > > Did you miss the "girls taking off their clothes in a fancy > car" thread ? No, I saw it, but maybe I missed the stories of it actually happening. -- Tom Reingold Noo Joizy
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