What if you went with something on two wheels?
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
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> On Mon, May 5, 2008 12:23 pm, Andy Levy said:
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> > Honestly, I think it's worth a second look.
>
> Norah says, "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE INDECISION MONSTER. Thank you." :-)
>
> It is pretty tempting to go with the "Bic lighter" model... drive it until it
> doesn't drive any more, then strip it for parts and get another one just like
> it. My biggest concern with that car is that it hasn't been evaluated for the
> Ontario safety certification. They only require this when vehicles change
> hands, so it's always a crap shoot how much they've deteriorated in the mean
> time. The guy selling the Escort said that his mechanic told him there
> "shouldn't" be a problem, but he wasn't willing to get it done before the
> sale, preferring instead to sell it as-is (and at that price point, I don't
> blame him).
>
> I don't have much experience with the certification, but it's apparently
> pretty Draconian. From what I hear, if they discover anything major (like a
> rusted out subframe) they're required to mark it as unfit in the government
> database before even notifying the owner. This means that car is never again
> allowed to drive on Ontario roads, no argument, discussion, or recourse. That
> particular Escort has 15 years of rust on it. It didn't look too bad from
> what I could see, but it's still a concern. I haven't seen any cars that are
> already certified for under $1500, most of them start around $2000.
>
>
> > The insurance would cost next to nothing over & above the Dak, I
> > imagine. Might even drop, if you tell them you're not driving the Dak
> > regularly but keep it on the road (I have no idea how insurance works
> > in Canada).
>
> Insurance in Ontario is a racket. It is a horrible, expensive, greedy,
> opportunistic blood-sucking racket (and don't ask me how I really feel,
> because I might actually tell you). There's no way I could afford to insure
> three vehicles, even with the Dakota in "storage" mode. I've already been
> through every scenario I could think of with a couple of different companies.
> I don't know if you remember a few years ago, a guy I know in the area wanted
> to give me a Plymouth Breeze for next to nothing if I'd fix it up. At the
> time I was unwilling to get rid of the Dakota, and the lowest I could get the
> increase was an extra $110 per month. There go the fuel savings right there.
>
> Oh, well. It's all a big conspiracy to prevent people from owning any evil
> hydrocarbon-emitting cars, so there's not much to be done about it. I'll just
> go watch "V for Vendetta" a few more times until I feel better.
>
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> --
> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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