"John Larkin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:17:53 -0800, "Richard Henry"
wrote:



The first car I owned I never changed the oil. I just put in a
half-quart
every time I filled the gas tank.



Yeah, I had a British car too.

Actually, it was a 10-year-old VW Beetle.

I bought it for about $600, spent about $30 on repairs, and sold the engine
a couple of years later for $250.