Re: Sad sight

["Mike" <lerb@redrose.net>]

But that same computer you buy for 3K i put together for $700-1K to begin
with :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Mages <mmages@gie.com>
To: Mike <lerb@redrose.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: Sad sight


>Yeah -way back when I used to have an old beat-up station wagon.. changed
the
>oil every 10K or so, never tuned it up or anything - it would've run
forever,
>and like a dumbass I sold it instead of fixing it after I ran it into a
semi...
>that was my downfall - I should've never bought a nice car...
>
>actually, a computer is the worst investment you can make.... buy a PC for
3K,
>spend another 1K on upgrades, in 6 months it is worth ~$1000
>
>The really funny thing is when I bought my rocco, I was just looking for a
>beater to commute in every day... then I found this mailing list, and that
was
>the TRUE downfall :)
>
>
>Mike wrote:
>
>> Not to mention some people just don't give a shit. I mean if you think
about
>> it those people are actually kinda smart! I mean it is not like anyone is
>> ever going to make any money off of there car so why not make it
>> transportation. A car is the single worst investment you will make in you
>> life!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
>> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <mmages@gie.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 7:11 AM
>> Subject: RE: Sad sight
>>
>> >not to defend people who blatantly neglect their cars, especially a
>> >scirocco, but sometimes people just don't have any money to fix
>> >anything.  i love my car more than anyone i know, but right now i've got
>> >a nice dent in the right front fender, and a crack in the air dam on the
>> >same fender (this from launching into a street sign sideways at about 40
>> >mph....), both reverse lights are cracked (from loading heavy things
>> >with protruding things sticking out....), and my driver's seat is shot
>> >to hell.  i'd love to fix these things, but what little money i have i
>> >tend to spend on more important things, like the engine and tranny.  i
>> >have a long list of things to be done, and i just haven't gotten to
>> >those yet....
>> >
>> >chris
>> >86 16V scirocco
>> >
>> >>----------
>> >>From: Mark Mages[SMTP:mmages@gie.com]
>> >>Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 9:27 AM
>> >>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> >>Subject: Sad sight
>> >>
>> >>Ya know, I have only seen 3 other sciroccos in Houston that are not
>> >>owned by people in the local club.  Every one that I see that is not
>> >>owned by a club H20 member is raggedy as hell... 2 16v's and one 8v -
>> >>the white 16v was missing half the body kit, and the whole back end was
>> >>eaten up by rust, the black 16v (saw it last night) had the rear lights
>> >>busted out and a huge crease all along the side, and the brown 8v had
no
>> >>upholstery left inside, and the paint looked like it had been in the
sun
>> >>without a wax job for the last 15 years....
>> >>
>> >>Depressing......
>> >>
>> >>Mark
>> >>84 8v
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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