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Chinese investment in the US falls sharply in 2017
On 04/11/2018 03:21 AM, p-0''0-h the cat (coder) wrote:
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:05:18 -0600, rbowman wrote: On 04/10/2018 04:46 PM, p-0''0-h the cat (coder) wrote: On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:35:16 -0600, rbowman wrote: On 04/10/2018 10:27 AM, p-0''0-h the cat (coder) wrote: Yunno, all those poor peasants just waiting for Uncle Sam to save them with modern day Model T's. I imagine Tata will get there first. Uncle can't build a Model T without 16 airbags, ABS, traction control, backup camera, proximity warnings, keyless access, and a partridge in a pear tree. I doubt if I will ever buy another new car. It's not that I couldn't afford it but I take objection to all the government mandated ****. I wonder if I can find a rust free 1964 Beetle? and the jackboots. The pedals aren't made for sneakers. I'm sure my combat boots will be just fine. Those hobnails are rough on the carpeting anyway. I buy really low mileage older cars. Ridiculously good value. If it's simple I fix it otherwise I give it to the man. By simple I mean less hassle than booking it in, driving to and from the garage which is one minute away... I only clean it myself because the car wash cowboys leave it stinking like a tart's boudoir. I figure as my vision and reflexes start to go I'll revert to my youth: http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0001_large.jpg My '62 was a grand car. It weighted in at over 5000 pounds, had a 430 cubic inch engine and could effortlessly cruise at 120. That vintage is pricey these days, around 35 to 40 thousand, but the mid-70s are still less than a new car. Some had the 460 cid engine and still have the gravitas of a Sherman tank without the 75 mm gun. Just let some GenX moron in their little Miata **** me off. Many of our roads aren't that wide. We went to Quebec city for our honeymoon. The old parts are very romantic and date back to de Champlain and 1608. I parked the barge in the hotel garage and rented a Dodge Colt, which was a rebadged Mitsubishi. Japanese cars weren't what they are now. On our way up, I'd cruised at about 100 with my new bride snoozing. With the Colt every time I got it up to 25, which took a while, she started to panic and asked me to slow down. I was glad to retrieve the Lincoln from its cave. |
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