On Apr 16, 3:07 am, Wilko wrote:
JohnKuthe wrote:
On Apr 14, 2:34 pm, Wilko wrote:
Bill Tuthill wrote:
Siskuwihane wrote:
Rumor has it that Honda may bring its 2.2 litre diesel CR-V to the US
in 2008.
That's good. CR-V is a nice vehicle and I like spare tires on the back.
Although did Honda move the spare tire in the new 2007 model?
The Jeep Liberty diesel only gets 18 mpg according to Consumer Reports.
Toyota Highlander hybrid is due for revision in late 2007 (2008 model)
and expectations are that fuel economy will improve dramatically.
Possibly a Toyota Tacoma with 6-speed manual would get decent mileage
on the highway, though not in town. A friend gets 24 mpg in his Tacoma.
The crew cab has a fairly comfortable back seat, and with gate down,
the cargo bed is long enough for me to sleep in, although my feet would
get wet in the rain, sticking out of a camper shell.
Bill, you may want to have a look at the VW Passat wagon, if you want
more room than the Jetta. They come in a 4X4 version and have several
(pretty powerful) diesel engines. I have the Skoda Octavia, with the
same VW 4X4 system, but based on the Golf/Jetta undercarriage. I'd buy
another one in a heartbeat (Did so already, this is my third Octavia 4X4
:-)).

Your third? In how many years? Why did you get rid of #1 and #2? How
many miles did they have on them when you got rid of them? How much
maintenance didi each require?

Saying you're on the "third" of any vehicle does not necesarily mean
they are good vehicles. It could mean you're just making the same
mistake over and over! ;-)

John Kuthe...

The first two were lease cars, John. After they get to their maximum
amount of miles (usually 100K miles) you have to hand them in and pick
another (new) car (or buy the lease car). I drove 1 year and 10 months
in the first one, then it reached its maximum miles, and I drove one
year and 11 months in the second one before it reached its maximum. The
third one I bought, it now has 100K on it as well.

Must be nice! I guess United Statesians aren't the only ones who are
filthily rich, eh? ;-)

John Kuthe...

JohnKuthe wrote:
On Apr 16, 3:07 am, Wilko wrote:
The first two were lease cars, John. After they get to their maximum
amount of miles (usually 100K miles) you have to hand them in and pick
another (new) car (or buy the lease car). I drove 1 year and 10 months
in the first one, then it reached its maximum miles, and I drove one
year and 11 months in the second one before it reached its maximum. The
third one I bought, it now has 100K on it as well.

Must be nice! I guess United Statesians aren't the only ones who are
filthily rich, eh? ;-)

Hmmm, I bet that you make a lot more money than me this year, John!

In my view, keeping a relationship going, especially a long distance one
like I had, requires investing in it, even if that means investing most
of what you earn. In my case I invested a lot of time, money and energy
to do the 600mile (one way) trip every second weekend for so many years.
On top of that I had dirt cheap living accomodations (76 euro/month rent
for one tiny room).

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