Revitalized Malibu Takes on Accord and Camry

The period from 1948 to I believe late 1960's when the guv'ment became
over involved (with everything) is considered Milestone era though that
club has almost dissolved into nothing. They simply accepted too many
brands and models many of which weren't really significant. A victim
of early politically correct don't offend anyone syndrome I believe.

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That just ain't in me my friend. Of course, the majority of "Full
Classic" cars were furrin'...

I hear you loud 'n clear! Being a former resident of the northeast, I
finally fled to Texas where fifty year old bolts/nuts still turn on a
parts car. I have sworn on a stack of shop manuals never to get/own/or
work on a rust bucket again. Of course, the latest '82 is a compromise
as it spent time in Kansas...

It's just that freakin' heat in the summer that slows me down but then
again that's why gawd invented air conditioning!

JT

 

Ho' boy... Just keep on diggin' that hole deeper 'n deeper. Be sure to
keep a mirror for reference "from whence" you originated...

JT

 

Still alive and kicking, and buying Avantis against his better judgement

I on the other hand have been listening to his advice and passing on all
of them...

nate

 

Do you realize how foolish you make yourself look when you compair 2009
vehicles to 1980's vehicles?

 

Perhaps, but what would YOU ever do without Google?

 

Yep, good time to bury your money in the back yard and keep at least 90
days of supplies on hand...

JT

 

Went right over your li'l haid, eh?

JT

 

Heh, heh. Spend even MORE time on the net, using a lower level of abuse?

 

Or someone who decides how to spend their own money instead of leaving
it up to you?

 

Canuck57 wrote:

Now you're talking!

 

ANYone is free to be a complete fool and waste their money--look at all the
idiots in the U.S. who fucked themselves financially by not practicing sane
financial practices. Betcha you were one of them.

 

People constantly trading in their vehicle will end up never been able to
retire.

 

Agreed!

I've been retired 7 years now (lived in NYC 12 years while I was working
and didn't even own a car then - it was the first time I ever felt as
though I was making a lot of money) and highly recommend it. I was
cheering the Costa Rica part of your post - definitely on my short list
of places to visit before I join the choir invisible.

 

Sharx35 wrote:

It's not too late, or maybe the sharks don't want it?

 

Aren't you the clever one!

 

Who says you have to be invisible after you retire? My letters regularly
appear or are quoted in the media.
Go figure! Your community and/or church and/or whatever could probably use
your skills.

 

What? They might choke on it. Maybe I'm just cynical--no industry that I was
in that flopped every got any government funding. We had to suck it up and
move on to something that paid. Paying $36 USD to someone to bolt on a wheel
is OBSCENE and that's not including benefits..just BASE salary.

 

Ah, Tony, your recent remark about being retired for 7 years indicates that
you do probably have a frugal bone or two in your body.

 

Then why don't you?

All newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations have telephone
numbers listed in the phone book. They usually even have a bricks-and-
mortar building whose physical address is also listed in the phone book. It
should be fairly easy to locate some media outlet relatively local to you
and talk to somebody there.

I look forward to reading about you in my local paper after the syndicates
pick up the story of what is surely a new and exciting paradigm.