Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:36:23 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitterlikneasfuongtuintgsjadfasejk.com> Subject: Re: How much is this car worth? - Ungrateful whiner!
nospam.clare.ncenospamer.on.ca wrote: > > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:09:04 GMT, Johannes H Andersen > <johsnospamfitterlikneasfuongtuintgsjadfasejk.com> wrote: > > > > > > >Jim Carriere wrote: > >> > >> nospam.clare.ncenospamer.on.ca wrote: > >> > The most important safety feature in ANY car is the nut holding the > >> > steering wheel. > >> > >> Heh, something I picked up on the 'net once- > >> > >> The greatest safety feature would be a sharp spike pointing straight > >> out of the steering wheel- in every car. 8-O > > > >What I found amazing was the great mileage on the car over just four years. > >Assuming a comsumption of 25 mpg imperial (optimistic for a large car). Then > >the cost of tanking this behemoot in the UK for 246,000 miles would be £35,500! > > And here in Canada, at the current prevailing prices, roughly $44,675 > Canadian. Pretty close to the depreciation cost of the car over those > 4 years, and enough to buy a VERY nice, smaller vehicle. But it's also the amount of driving that surprises me. Me 9000 has done 100k miles in 11 years. Perhaps the US is a larger country so people have to drive more. They also have drive-in cinemas, burger bars, everything and I've heard that many people live their lives in their cars?
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