[AGL] Last car I drive

[Jon Ford]

Gerry, I wish I had your patience. I get sick of a car after awhile and sell 
it on Craigslist, where I  soon buy another. I told myself I'd never buy 
myself a new car, but my wife gave me one for a birthday present last year, 
so maybe this will be the last one for me. Where is it you get these cars 
for $5?

Jon


>From: "Gerry" <mesmo at gilanet.com>

>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 

>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 

>60s"<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>Subject: Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving

>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:37:52 -0700

>

>Jon,

>It's my second Cressida, carefully chosen in 2 months of searching on the 

>internet. I'm going to drive it to your part of the world next month to 

>visit with friends and relatives, a trip too long for my trusty '87 Camry 

>which I retain for short hops. (Ran over a deer at night with the first 

>Cressida which rendered it inoperable and too damaged to fix). Hope this 

>one is the last car I buy. One buys parts over the internet these days and 

>never from a Toyota dealer where they cost as much as 10 times more.

>G

>   ----- Original Message -----

>   From: Jon Ford

>   To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net

>   Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:43 PM

>   Subject: Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving

>

>

>   Gerry-- It's unlikely you will have too much trouble with it as 

>Cressidas are fine cars; I'd change the oil and coolant right away and 

>check the water hoses for dryness. Maybe keep a few spare parts around as 

>it might take a long time to get them from the dealer.

>

>   Jon

>

>

>

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>     From:  "Gerry" <mesmo at gilanet.com>

>     Reply-To:  survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 

>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>     To:  "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 

>60s"<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>     Subject:  Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving

>     Date:  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:27:34 -0700

>     >Whoa!

>     >About 30 years ago when most cars still had carburetors I did, for 

>about 5

>     >years, make a living working on cars. Mostly I rebuilt engines, more 

>of a

>     >technician than a mechanic. These days I am barely an auto 

>enthusiast, a

>     >student and fan of the cars of past eras, like the '91 Cressida I 

>just

>     >bought. Don't have many tools left and not so eager to crawl under 

>one

>     >anymore. If the Toyota breaks (heaven forbid) I will most likely take 

>it to

>     >mechanic.

>     >G

>     >----- Original Message -----

>     >From: "michele mason" <yaya.m at earthlink.net>

>     >To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"

>     ><austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>     >Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:47 AM

>     >Subject: Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving

>     >

>     >

>     > > So Gerry's a pro mech!!! How fabulous to know one. Gerry, are you

>     > > available from time to time? a place of business? Always good to 

>know a

>     > > real mech if the adj fits? Yes, I hope.

>     > > Mike, just bought Merc Grd Marq 2003. Sorta blue like your's, 

>lovely.

>     > > Finally bought after running it by my financial officer, CarFax, 

>etc.

>     > > Bumper to bumper 3yr war. Drives like a dream. Got for 3k less 

>than

>     > > BlueBook. Will be putting on the miles soon (it has 35 plus). If 

>like

>     > > my 92 Crwn Vic, should do pretty well on gas. Must go. Type 

>everybody

>     > > soon.  mm

>     > >

>     > > On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:39 AM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:

>     > >

>     > > > Gerry,

>     > > >

>     > > > Having ridden in Frances' Volvo i can attest

>     > > > that it is safe and suitable for tootling around

>     > > > town from where Frances lives east of IH 35

>     > > > to, say, Seton Hospital on W38th.

>     > > >

>     > > > whereas you are using the Cresida for real

>     > > > driving. you didnt say the mileage but it

>     > > > must have been pretty low. as a professional

>     > > > car mechanic, you can easily maintain the

>     > > > Cresida, knowing how to run parts and not

>     > > > having to deal with the onboard computer.

>     > > >

>     > > > Mike

>     > > >

>     > > >

>     > >

>     > >

>     >

>

>

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