I have been following this thread and noticed an article in USA Today.>Money
>"On cars big rebates aren't
allways big"
 8-15-02

some quotes:
.Windstar, for example, loses $17,101 of its value over five years, while
the Odyssey loses $12,973. The Dodge Caravan loses $15,410.
. Taurus drops $14,471 of its value over three years, and will typically
cost the owner $5,753 in maintenance. The Accord loses $11,691 in value and
will cost an average of $3,682 to maintain.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-08-15-carcosts_x.htm

of course you have to shrink this url or it won't work.

chris c
el Grouppo del Autobus Pilotos