A reader wishes to pick our collective brains for a good used car. He started off by suggesting a slightly used PT Cruiser. That sounds okay to me. They depreciate a lot at the first and are decent products making the combination a good value. Everyone is sure to have an opinion. Just make sure you distingush value and quality and such. I love my Civic but paid a lot. I like my Expedition but only paid a little making it a different kind of good value. Clearly the Expedition has more general utility but if you are just hauling yourself 20 miles to work 0.5 gal versus 1.2 gal is $5 a day. Then again the 3rd row seat has prevented several possible fatricides and/or filicides. The PT has versatility and low operating costs I believe. The $7-$10k cost for a late model can forgive many shortcomings. What say ye dwags? Give a howl, help him out.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
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A reader wishes to pick our collective brains for a good used car. He started off by suggesting a slightly used PT Cruiser. That sounds okay to me. They depreciate a lot at the first and are decent products making the combination a good value. Everyone is sure to have an opinion. Just make sure you distingush value and quality and such. I love my Civic but paid a lot. I like my Expedition but only paid a little making it a different kind of good value. Clearly the Expedition has more general utility but if you are just hauling yourself 20 miles to work 0.5 gal versus 1.2 gal is $5 a day. Then again the 3rd row seat has prevented several possible fatricides and/or filicides. The PT has versatility and low operating costs I believe. The $7-$10k cost for a late model can forgive many shortcomings. What say ye dwags? Give a howl, help him out.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 212 of 212I do not care about Rob's DUI. To me it's no different than somebody who declares BK or is arrested for fighting. As long as they make amends and WORK their butts off to NOT do it again, own up to it and be open and honest, I do not care.
This concept is lost on Nigel AND Casey.
Huntington man faces deportation
Calvin Alexander Lee, a British national, is arrested by federal agents shortly after describing past drug convictions in a Register story.
By JEFF OVERLEY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
HUNTINGTON BEACH – A Huntington Beach man who immigrated legally from England 24 years ago and detailed his past drug convictions in a recent Orange County Register story now faces deportation for those offenses.
Calvin Alexander Lee, 41, was interviewed for a March article that told of lawful residents being deported because of new immigration-screening efforts in Orange County.
The story focused on Lee's sister, Sharon, who faces removal because of burglary and possession of drug paraphernalia convictions.
In the article, Calvin Lee called himself "lucky" to have escaped the notice of immigration agents in 2002 when he was jailed on felony drug charges – typically automatic grounds for deporting non-citizens.
Thanks Nigel!
Funny, you don't look Jamaican! Where were your parents from? Nigel sounds vaguely British, but Swaby? Hmm...
Are you sure you aren't from Haiti? Your name sounds a bit more French-Colonial than British-colonial and Haitians are so good at screwing each other over...
Yeah, that's it. I think you have the wrong island. It's Haiti. Nigel Swaby came to the US via Haiti. He's at least part French and I'd venture he's got some Algerian in him too. Head-butt this, Nigel!
This DUI nonesense really needs to be put to rest. In California, it is quite common and an easy source of revenue. I've known a number of perfectly respectable people who have had DUI's.
Oh, cobblers. DUI is not "respectable" by any stretch. It's irresponsible and dangerous to yourself and others -- exactly what we're ripping holes in Casey for.
If you're drunk behind the wheel, you're an asshole. End of story.
And Rob, dude: prescription medication? Profit centers? You did wrong, you got busted, end of story. I was prescribed post-op Vicodin and told not to drive on it; I didn't drive.
But -- and this is the big but -- is it at all relevant that one of Casey's haters has a DUI in his past? Does it make his criticism of Casey any less valid? Does it makes Casey's actions any less reprehensible? Does it absolve Casey of his crimes?
No, no, no, and no.
The -- ahem -- *alternate* take:
DUI is wrong. Rob got caught. Rob got convicted. Basic process of law.
Fraud is wrong. Casey flaunts it in front of the world. What should happen to Casey?
GENTLEMEN,
I must direct you to this web cartoon. Your human resources department may dissuade you from viewing it at your place of employment, however, due to its liberal use of colorful language.
I have heard it said that an American is one "who is not afraid to criticize the president, but is always polite to highway patrolmen." Reading about the techniques involved in California sobriety enforcement, I do believe that not only is it a "profit center" for the court system and certain defense lawyers -- but it also serves to provide a false sense of security for motorists. Or "temporary security," as both Benjamin FRANKLIN and Nigel SWABY put it.
I also find it ironic that certain rival Web commentators claim that the readers of this site, by their negative commentary, are somehow preventing Mr. SERIN from receiving a fair trail -- all the while engendering a climate that prevents those accused of intoxicated driving from receiving a fair accounting by the court system, and instead, steering them into plea bargains.
For the record, I have not been arrested for driving while intoxicated. However, I was recently the subject of a traffic stop while driving in a rural area. When I informed my colleagues of this, they assumed it to be a crude attempt at racial profiling. However, I should point out that the sobriety check devolved into a discussion of the prime-time exploits of Sanjaya MALAKAR. I am sure that, for obvious reasons, the patrolman wanted my expert opinion on the matter.
I remain,
M. SINGH
For Nigel/Casey/the 1+anons who are behind the anti-dawgness movement
Please please PLEASE keep trolling...every second you waste here is a second that is financially unprofitable for you...screwing around making up new blogs or posting or analyzing their contents pays you *nada* so I'm all for seeing you impoverish yourselves further (I can already tell you're mentally impoverished, probably from too much TV watching so watching you rob yourselves of social support and income in the most idiotic and time wasting manner imaginable delights me to no end).
Let the games continue...whee!
Why but a used car when A Toyota Scion xA, 2007, is only $14,500.00.
5 Star side and frontal impact rating, 5 door, 39 mpg, and a 5 door.
It is a really good looking European Style Car. I have had 2.
http://www.aa1car.com/library/Scion_xA.jpg
@FlyingMonkeyWarrior
Thanks for getting back on topic. I've not really looked at the Scions. I don't care for the boxy one but I should look at the sedan...or is it a coupe?
I'm still exploring my alternatives. I've been told that as far as that GM supplier's discount, one applies that AFTER one makes the best deal. And come August/September, there will be 2007's that dealerships will want to get rid of. Lucky for me, I'm in no urgent need of a four-wheeler and have the time to research and exercise that Due Diligence we've all heard mentioned.
Coupe. I "HATERZ" the Boxey one too.
I posted a pic above and they really hold their resale value.
PS. I moved a wicker love seat, 2 plants, a wicker chair and a wicker table in the back of my Scion xA, with the seats down it is like a small sports ute.
Whenever someone asks about a PT Cruiser, there's always someone who posts a message about it being built on a Neon chasis. The myth about them being the same was based on the fact that the pre-production show car was built on a Neon frame. When they went in to production they discovered it had to be redesigned from the ground up.
Just look at the simple facts that anyone can find on MSN Auto. Different frame, different body, different interior, diffeent exterior (obviously) different engine (2.4 DOHC in the PT vs 2.0 SOHC in Neon), different suspension, different tires, different ground clearance, diffeent track and wheel base. Aside from parts that are common to many Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge products, it's a completely different car.
Edmunds Editors rating for the 2003 PT is 7.2
the Editors rating for the 2003 Neon is 5.9
You are smart to look at the depreciation. If you are buying used, you have to consider the fact that the PT Cruiser depreciates faster than it should because too many people think "it's built on a Neon chasis". Knowledge is power. If you know what the average guy doesn't, you can use that to your advantage and get a deal on a used PT.
What good is a resale value if you keep the car until it's only worth $3,000? On the other hand, if you buy new and sell often, get a car that retains it's resale value.
Nigel,
The difference between you and Robert is the following one:
1) Robert doesn't go around hurting people.
2) You do.
the difference between Robert and Casey is:
1) Robert paid for his felony and didn't do it again. He didn' thurt anyone. He accepted full responsability.
2) Casey... well, Casey is Casey.
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