Gas at $3.25,will affect attendance

halltd said:
I have to pay $5.50 a gallon - CASH. No credit accepted. Luckily my truck only holds like 12 gallons.

Of course, 12 gallons goes a long way when you can only drive 5 miles before falling into the ocean . . .

Thank you Dj...makes sense.Oh well, it's probably not a good idea to buy a car without driving it first.You reinforced my thoughts,but man,it sure looks good in the pictures :(

DJ and I actually agree on something. I don't think I would ever purchase a car that had been wrecked and "restored", unless I had personally overseen every step of the process, or 100% trusted the individual who restored it. That is a very risky path.

Also, typically, restoring a car sometimes negates warranties, etc...depending on how it was done. All in all, risky.

There's a reason those pictures looked so good! ;)

Unexpected? Did your past vehicle blow it's last breath of pollution? Did you find a tree with money growing on it?

It was very unexpected, as in, the compressor to the air conditioner locked up, started over-heating and started burning the serpentine belt and various electricla connections, causing a chain reaction of events leading to about a $1500 repair bill. I am no spending 1500 to repair a 10 year old vehicle with 167,000 miles on it.

And I haven't found that tree with money growing on it...I'm not quite sure what the joke was there...

Kevinj said:
I got a 2007 Cobalt...this was a very unexpected purchase, and with a new little one on the way in September we needed something very affordeable, plus being the son of a GM retiree we get a nice little GM discount. 0% interest to boot!

You'll all be so proud of me in that I voluntarily opted for the smaller engine (4 cylinder) which gets even better gas mileage.

Three cheers for Captain Planet!

It's still about 3.20 or so in Cowtown (Columbus)

Good Choice. I own 2 and lease 1. Yes, 3 Chevy Cobalts in my stable. I like some of the standard features like Speed Sensitive Wipers and the Driver Info Center. Jugga John owns one as well.

The 2 I own is one Sedan and an SS/SuperCharged that is race ready (roll cage and stripped putting down 288 Hp at the ground and 295 at the fly wheel) My daily driver is a leased 2 dr coupe with a 5 speed. I average about 41 mpg on a trip to cedar point. Only 10 miles of that trip involves any stop n go.

Allan Birmantas sr said:
Somebody convince me that I should bite the bullet and become green.I found a 2002 Prius on E Bay car sales for $9800.It looks perfect and has under 79K on it.It had been wrecked,but has been totally restored with Toyota parts.Any of you car experts have any thoughts about that?

Nope. Don't buy a wrecked anything if you plan on it being your work horse. I bet the house that battery has maybe 3 years left on it.

Nope. Don't buy a wrecked anything if you plan on it being your work horse. I bet the house that battery has maybe

3 years left on it.

Thanks for the advice,but the bidding is over.That Prius is now someone elses problem.
*** Edited 5/31/2007 10:23:00 PM UTC by Allan Birmantas sr***

Jump to Conclusions said:
At least you didn't say you bought a Prius, I would have had to tell you to go hug a tree.

Thats ok, I bought a prius so perhaps I can eliminiate enough pollution for both of us by just not driving to cedar point this season ... I'm just going when the honors camp I am a counselor for PAYS me to go ride the rides and eat the food...