Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:59:12 GMT From: nospam.clare.ncenospamer.on.ca Subject: Re: How much is this car worth? - Ungrateful whiner!
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.