On 10/15/2011 7:57 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Leon wrote:

Being older and not having problems with paying an extra $200 or so to
keep me off the floor and my hands clean I let the dealership have my
business.

Hey - I'm in that "older" category myself! Not as old as Swingman, but
still in the "older" category. I've taken a different approach to reducing
the amount of time I spend under hoods, and under cars - I buy cars sooner
now than I used to. I used to think it a badge of honor to drive a car to
250,000 miles, and do all of that work to keep it pristine - both in body
and mechanical condition. Now - 120,000 works for me. Get rid of the
sucker before I have to do all that work...


LOL, how old do you think Swingman is????

Having many years experience working in an automotive dealership I tend
to support the guys there. I typically go to the guy that has
experience and has been there a while. We talk the talk so to speak and
he knows that I know what needs to be done. I don't get over sold sot
to speak.

120,000 miles huh? I used to turn them in at 6,000. ;~) And the
dealer paid for the gas. But seriously I want the new features long
before I get 250k miles. I have had a few vehicles that I have run past
100k but they were Japanese.