On Jul 19, 8:04*pm, Mat wrote:
In my 40 yrs of car ownership I have owned and driven: *(x) yrs owned;
[xxx,yyy] xxx = purchase price, yyy = selling price

1. 65 Plymouth Fury III (1) Junk [$700,0]
2. 73 Merc Capri (2) a little better than Junk [2600,2000]
3. 76 Pontiac Firebird (2) Junk [5000,5000]
4. 79 Pontiac grand prix (14) Junk [9000,1300]
5. 90 Acura Integra (17+) Best by far and still going strong [12,000,n/a]

Total cost net of trade ins: $21,000

Estimated total cost of repairs (over 40 yrs) $2,500

Needless to say I do almost all work myself

All cars were driven approx 12k/yr

1.'65 Corvair Corsa (Turbo 180HP) Crap, traded
2.'66 Chev Impala (283) Good car, 12yrs
3.'76 Chevett (4) basic but reliable
4.'79.5 Chev Citation (V6) Crap, junked
5.'80 Chevett again just basic
6.'86 Celebrity Euro (V6) rust-bucket
7.'90 Hyundai basic
prior were all bought new
8.'95 Saturn (SL2) excellent car, still running.(belt idler,belt
tensioner,muffler,alternator,battery,water pump) less than $500 DIY
9.'01 Buick LeSabre(3.8)excellent car,have it