

| Subject: | Re: coping with fuel prices |
| From: | joe trussell |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:59:23 +0000 |
I concur! My '93 Corolla...i bought it from my mother-in-law three years ago, 80k miles, $600. All it does is run, run, run, and gets 30 MPG. It has no soul, but it's perfect for errands and commuting. It's an appliance, very similar to a blender or food processor. It's even white. Joe T. >From: Jim Morgan <JM060356@AOL.COM> >Reply-To: JM060356@AOL.COM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: coping with fuel prices >Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:40:07 EDT > >Happy Friday all. > >In keeping with the Friday spirit I have decided to share my way of living >with the cost of fuel. >I now have as my daily driver a 87 toyota corola FX.(crusty) . It has been >idle for 2.5 years at my guru garage. We got it running so that it could >drive >to the junk yard. ( more money if you driveit in) $$$. cost was about >20bucks. Then I asked , half joking,will this pass emission? >Well it did and now i have a free car with great gass milage 32mpg in the >city. It accelerates better than the van. ; ) Even the A.C. works. The >van is >on stands awating the long put off suspension work.It is nice to have a >beeter so I can get working on the van and get to work if I have to wait >for parts > >My 2 cents >Jim Morgan 86 Gl"breadbox" >87FX "crusty" >Westlake,Ohio _________________________________________________________________ Don�t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
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