tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post115158321812223102..comments2024-01-28T03:33:47.771-05:00Comments on Like The Queen: Besshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901307312357888855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-1151599221247098322006-06-29T12:40:00.000-04:002006-06-29T12:40:00.000-04:00I tend to keep cars a long time but once they've s...I tend to keep cars a long time but once they've started costing me upwards of $500 every time I have a mechanic look at them, I get rid of them. I've found I can get a reasonably priced car if I buy one that is a year old, usually a rental car that a dealer is selling. Since I know little about cars, I feel that is a "safe" way to buy a used car since I know the rental company has maintained it. Right now, dealers in my area are having sales on 2006 models because of getting in the 2007 ones. If they still have a 2005 sitting on the lot, you can probably get a real deal. Of course, I also pray about the car buying before I head to the nearest dealer. Just something to think about ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-1151596992119669362006-06-29T12:03:00.000-04:002006-06-29T12:03:00.000-04:00xoxoxoxxoxoxoxAmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902177995467607477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-1151596268291028442006-06-29T11:51:00.000-04:002006-06-29T11:51:00.000-04:00Love the Garrison Keillor quote, too. I'm amazed a...Love the Garrison Keillor quote, too. I'm amazed at how patient the librarians at our library are with some questions. When I'm a librarian, I'll probably be the same way. :)<BR/><BR/>My parents hold on to cars until they are practically falling apart, too. My first car we were happy to sell for a whopping $100 to the mechanic who could fix it. <BR/><BR/>And the computer. Maybe it's time for an upgrade in the next year or so. If you just buy the unit itself and not all of the fancy stuff like a new monitor, it can be pretty inexpensive. <BR/><BR/>Btw, posted a comment in a previous post several, hope you see it. I love your posts, even if I'm three weeks behind on reading, I can just hear you reading them to me. :)ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889948142933456703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-1151585509599412052006-06-29T08:51:00.000-04:002006-06-29T08:51:00.000-04:00Love the Garrison Keillor quote. Reminds me that ...Love the Garrison Keillor quote. Reminds me that I need to see that movie (is it out yet?).<BR/><BR/>You know, Click-and-Clack, the car guys, say that the cheapest car you'll ever have is the one you already own, so I'm with you on clinging to it for as long as they can. HOWEVER, when it becomes continually unreliable, then that's when in my book it's time to consider something new(er).<BR/><BR/>With computers, on the other hand, I think if you go beyond 5 years old you're doing yourself a disservice. Old = slow, and time is money, so I'll always recommend that folks upgrade to something that's as fast as one can possibly afford, with an internet connection that's as fast as one can possibly afford. But that's just my humble opinion.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182147694501965096noreply@blogger.com