Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:25:42 -0700 From: "Proconsul" <nospamnospamam.org> Subject: Re: How much is this car worth? - Ungrateful whiner!
Amen! YOU nailed it!.....:) PC "GMan" <gnospamg> wrote in message news:52EHc.142291$2o2.7204757nospamter.southeast.rr.com... | Amazing. | | This kid is whining about problems with a 4-year old LUXURY car - | demonstrating how petty, ungrateful, and amazingly self-important he/she is. | It is amazing how ungrateful some people are when someone else is footing | the bills. | | As a new driver in the '70's I was grateful to use my folks' left-over car. | I demonstrated that by taking some of my meager high-school-job money and | actually fixed the big problems with their car, rather than bitch to them | and others about the state of the car they let me use. After all, they were | paynig my room, board, and most other costs in my life. | | To the kid: Accept the GIFT of using their car, and use some of your money | to fix the things you don't like or don't work, and actually IMPROVE the | situation for you and your parents. | | I know mine is not a popular opinion in this self-important society, so | flame on if you want - I can take it just like I can give it. | | GMan | | | "The Diesel" <hollywood_onealnospamo.com> wrote in message | news:e1df7c64.0407031248.697b39c7nospaming.google.com... | > I want to buy a used car(either a 2002 Saab 9-5 Linear Sedan or a 2001 | > Volvo S80). | > My parents on the other hand are trying to get me to save my money and | > drive one of their older 2000 Lincoln Town Cars. | > I don't think the Town Car is a safe car because the fuel tank is | > located behind the rear axle. | > My mom wants me to save my money for a rainy day and not buy a car, | > and maybe(which seems unlikely at the time) my dad will buy me a | > cheaper car like a high milage 1999 Volvo S80 so I can save my money | > for a rainy day, or else I'll have to buy a car with my own money | > because I just don't feel safe any car that has a rear fuel tank(such | > as a Pinto, Mustang, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, or Town Car). | > | > I know my dad probably won't allow me to sell the 2000 Town Car in | > order to buy a 99 S80, but just on the off chance that he does allow | > it, what is this 2000 Town Car Executive worth? | > My dad says that it's worth at least $10,500, but I say it's worth | > less than $6700. | > | > DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE PICS AT THE BOTTOM. | > | > I'll give a detailed description and point out the problems and I've | > included SEVERAL PICS to show you what kind of wear and tear and | > damage the car has. | > Don't Forget to look at problem NUMBER 16, since it's the most | > important problem. | > | > | > | > Here's a list of the problems. | > | > | > 1. The rear bumper is cracked. | > | > 2. The left rear tail light is chipped. | > | > 3. One of the side view mirrors is painted a different color than the | > rest of the car. | > | > 4. The button to open the gas door doesn't work, so you have to open | > the trunk and pull a cord with a handle inside the trunk to open the | > gas door. | > | > 5. The remote sensors on the car don't work so you CAN'T open or lock | > the doors, or open the trunk or the gas door remotely. | > | > 6. The Power Mirrors Don't work, you have to physcially push the | > mirrors with your hands to adjust them. | > | > 7. The door to the driver's left armrest is loose and even if you try | > to put it back in place, it just falls off every time you close the | > door(the big one not the armrest door). | > | > 8. The Front Center Armrest(storage console) is unhinged on the right | > side and part of it is missing and broken. | > | > 9. The rear left ashtray door is missing. | > | > 10. The 12 volt input jack would normally be inbetween the 2 | > cupholders, but on this Town Car, it just dangles near the floor and | > it's impossible to try and put it back in its place(it just doesn't | > seem to fit). | > | > 11. The front right floormat is missing. | > | > 12. The car generally has excessive wear and tear for a car that's | > less than 4 years old. | > | > 13. The driver's control console(windows, locks, mirrors) is not | > properly in place. | > | > 14. You always get the "sevice engine soon" warning when you turn on | > the car. | > | > 15. The Magazine Pouch that's located on the back of the front | > passenger seat has become unstappled and part of it is dangling on the | > ground(unfortunately I forgot to take a pic of this). | > | > | > 16. The BIGGEST problem is that the transmission is messed up. | > The car will NOT shift past 2nd gear while in "OVERDRIVE"(overdrive is | > the normal driving setting). | > Each time you star the car, you have to push a button on the shifter | > to switch to "Overdrive Off". | > What "overdrive off" does is that it only gives you 3 forward gears | > instead of 4, and "overdrive off" also gives you more engine breaking. | > So I always drive in "overdrive off". | > If I ever forget to press the button to engage "overdrive off" after | > starting the car, then the car tops out with a BLAZING FAST top speed | > of about 35mph in 2nd gear and I can hear the RPMs going real high so | > then I have to press the button to engage "overdrive off and then I | > can shift into 3rd gear. | > I wonder if my dad gave me this car because it only has 3 forward | > gears and thus has a very low top speed compared to all other cars on | > the road. | > I never drive that fast anyway, and thus I've never even found out | > what the top speed of this car is in 3rd gear(since it basically | > doesn't have a 4th gear because it's broken). | > | > BTW, don't forget to see the pics to see what I mean. | > | > Here are the pics. | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2056 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2057 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2058 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2059 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2060 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2061 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2062 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2063 | > | > http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2064 | |
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