[NSRCA-discussion] Plane haulers

[Ron Van Putte]

On Jan 25, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Del K. Rykert wrote:

> 3 of my cars have gone over 1/4 million before driving them to the  
> junkyard..  all under self propulsion...  vbg

Geez!  I've never driven a car to the junkyard.  That must feel like  
taking an old friend to the cemetary.

Ron Van Putte

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:  Ed Miller
>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Plane haulers
>>
>> Ok, I can't resist. How many of those 1/4 million miles were on  
>> foot..............
>> Ed M.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Dean Pappas
>>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Plane haulers
>>>
>>> The first one was a Renault 18, the second an R21, also called a  
>>> Medallion, here in the States.
>>> Hey, they won the F1 World championship ...
>>>  
>>>
>>> Dean Pappas
>>> Sr. Design Engineer
>>> Kodeos Communications
>>> 111 Corporate Blvd.
>>> South Plainfield, N.J. 07080
>>> (908) 222-7817 phone
>>> (908) 222-2392 fax
>>> d.pappas at kodeos.com
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org  
>>>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Dave  
>>>> Burton
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:41 PM
>>>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Plane haulers
>>>>
>>>> So what was it?
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org  
>>>>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Dean  
>>>>> Pappas
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:34 PM
>>>>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Plane haulers
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello All,
>>>>> Don't get the idea that I unconditionally prefer a US nameplate  
>>>>> vehicle. When Detroit wasn't making an economical, Pattern  
>>>>> plane sized station wagon, I bought import.
>>>>> It wasn't a brand many of you would have considered, and I got a  
>>>>> quarter million miles out of it, so I bought another, right after.  
>>>>> I got a quarter million miles out of that one too.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Dean
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>
>>>>> Dean Pappas
>>>>> Sr. Design Engineer
>>>>> Kodeos Communications
>>>>> 111 Corporate Blvd.
>>>>> South Plainfield, N.J. 07080
>>>>> (908) 222-7817 phone
>>>>> (908) 222-2392 fax
>>>>> d.pappas at kodeos.com
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org  
>>>>>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of  
>>>>>> mike mueller
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:55 PM
>>>>>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Toyota
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I'm with you Dean. I prefer Fords. I have had better luck with  
>>>>>> my US cars than my 91 Toyota Previa, and 2 Honda's. I now have a  
>>>>>> 2003 Windstar that I love and a 97 Taurus that has been extremly  
>>>>>> reliable. One other factor is pricing with all the incentives I  
>>>>>> bought a pretty well equiped Windstar for $21,500 in 2003. That  
>>>>>> is money that equates to a real savings over the Honda or the  
>>>>>> Toyota which sell at a premium price. I for one can't justify the  
>>>>>> price difference. I hope people keep hating American cars so I  
>>>>>> can continue to get them cheap. Thanks to all who are helping me  
>>>>>> out. Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dean Pappas <d.pappas at kodeos.com> wrote:You know, it's a terrible  
>>>>>> shame that after taking a deserved heck of a beati! ng for truly  
>>>>>> poor reliability/design back in the seventies,
>>>>>>> Detroit has honest-to-for-really turned their act around ... and  
>>>>>>> they don't get credit for it!
>>>>>>> My Grand Caravan with the Stow n'Go seats is a marvellously  
>>>>>>> practical vehicle.
>>>>>>>  
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