[NSRCA-discussion] Plane haulers

[jeffghughes at comcast.net]

Slightly off topic, but I work with a lady that bought a brand new firebird when she graduated from college back in 1978 and is still driving it. I was in it about 6 months ago and it had over 630,000 miles. Now thats how  you save money on transportation! The heads have never been off, but she has rebuilt the transmission at least once that she remembers. 


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From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com> 

I still have legs: they don't look like worn off stumps, now do they? Okay, they are kinda funny looking, but that's an entirely different subject.
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 
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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ed Miller
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:20 PM
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Ok, I can't resist. How many of those 1/4 million miles were on foot..............
Ed M.
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From: Dean Pappas 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:58 PM
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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 
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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
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So what was it?
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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
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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 
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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
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 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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