[BaadAssGremlins] Re: disposable cars...

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Twenty five years ago most people thought of and treated our beloved 
Gremlins, Hornets, etc as disposable cars. That is why there are so few 
decent ones around now."

I agree, however, note that one could buy a new Gremlin for $1898.00 in 
1970. Yes, 1970 dollars, still a bargain:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts%20&%20Literature/70gremlinnyautoshow.jpg

But like other sub compacts of that era, from Pinto, Vega, Chevette, Colt to 
name a few off top of head, these cars were mostly driven to hell, worked 
hard and put up wet, so when it might have came time to fix something like a 
high ticket item like trans, many people simply sold them, traded them in, 
or hauled away because resale vaule was next to nil. This was not a unique 
AMC problem however, many of these cars simply fell apart at X amount of 
miles and driving conditions. Same for today, it is why I mentioned the PYP 
yards here in Houston filled and overflowing with 1995-current cars and 
trucks. There is a lesson there, maybe on society as a whole, whether it is 
cell phones, computere monitors and screens and televisions, even phones. My 
home phone battery was lost due to Jacob hiding it under the bed. I went to 
buy another it was $20 and the guy at Wal Mart said 'hell, for $20 you can 
buy a whole new phone system' of which I thought he was joking. Two days 
later I was at Home depot and guess what? There is my cordless Uniden phone, 
base, everything, whole brand new system....for $19.95. Yikes.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Onree" <onree@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: disposable cars...


> Twenty five years ago most people thought of and treated our beloved
> Gremlins, Hornets, etc as disposable cars. That is why there are so few
> decent ones around now.



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