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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:55:48 -0400
From: "Nutmegger" <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com>
Subject: Re: How do you convince your wife that a c900 is a wise choice?


"Andy Hookins" wrote::: > > > Just sorting out pricing on a 'sports' system now + a few HP > > > :-)))) Its actually costing out at less than a SAAB backbox > > > and centre section. So next time in needs welding back on > > > I'll just replace it. > > > > Well...isn't that amazing. I will keep that in mind, when my day is due. > > Will add to my insurance premium though :-( Ah, always a catch. > > > > I'm concentrating on the door lever first > > > How's that going? > > It's not, I got caught up in some legal issues last week. I will get to > it. > I don't envy that. Plus, I've got to drive pretty far to the dealers. I've got the directions you typed all printed out in my glovebox though. > > <snip> > > > I drove a Honda Civic 1.8 vtec (169 bhp) one time last year, > > > maybe it had been driven over a few too many kerb stones, > > > but it was a nightmare, pulling to one side as you put on the > > > power and then quite violently jerking back to the other side > > > as you changed gear! > > > > Ugh! I drove a Ford Marquis that I borrowed for a while while my car was > > down. Same thing, I was fighting the wheel so hard while driving that I > > actually got sore muscles from it. > > > > My indy normally lends me one of his cars when he does > work on my 9000. It often ends up with me saying 'I like > 'x' about your car - please do it to mine I need to find someone like that. > > > What worries her is what I might start wanting to > > > do with the car once I've got it ;-) > > > > Oh well........ > > She wouldn't want to do the same? > > Aside from the money she's only got good things to say > about what I've done / had done with my 9000. But two > (mini) project cars would probably be a bit much. LOL....what about the new bathroom? :-) > > <snip> > > > Anyway, we've agreed to look at a c900 for now as a stop- > > > gap. > > > > Good! I'm glad to hear it. > > Everything is looking good, lined up a few to see etc. > but calamity is never too far away... Same here, and having nothing to do with vehicles either. > > > >When our cash flow improves and we are confident > > > that it will stay that way then we will go for something newer, > > > then I will get my 9000 back, we will sell the 900 and my > > > wife will get the new (to us) car. > > > > I see, you've got a plan all worked out. > > And that plan has just been knocked of course by the > double whammy of the discovery that the head-gasket > on the 9000 is starting to fail Not good. >and my Finnacial Advisor > 'phoned (on my birthday no less) to tell me that our > mortgage endowment is 25% below target. Get me some > soup - I need to cry into it :-( It doesn't sound good. Is mortgage endowment your equity? I'm not sure of that term. Around here everyone is remortgaging because interest rates have fallen so low. > > > > > > > Of course, by then I may have fallen in love with the 900 as > > > well as the 9000 and we may need 3 cars ;-) > > Yes, you never know! > I may never find out :-( Hang in there.

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