Comments on: RIP, Illinois “THE 1729″ / Indiana “53T3364″ / Illinios “5416870″ / Illinois “D830176″ / California “5TVJ323″ / New York “EJM6485″ http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/ Karl Fogel's blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19620 By: Karl Fogel http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77497 Karl Fogel Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:25:31 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77497 I think for that to work you have to actually be buying the new car -- both old and new have to qualify. But I'm not going to buy another car while I live in New York. It was already crazy enough keeping this one :-). I think for that to work you have to actually be buying the new car — both old and new have to qualify. But I’m not going to buy another car while I live in New York. It was already crazy enough keeping this one :-) .

]]> By: Lev http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77423 Lev Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:04:55 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77423 Did you manage to trade it for a government $3500-off-your-next-car voucher or was it not officially a clunker? Did you manage to trade it for a government $3500-off-your-next-car voucher or was it not officially a clunker?

]]> By: Karl Fogel http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77415 Karl Fogel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:08:04 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77415 Spinach has iron. Does spinach rust? THOUGHT so. Uh-hunh. Spinach has iron. Does spinach rust? THOUGHT so. Uh-hunh.

]]> By: Fitz http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77385 Fitz Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:20:17 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77385 Rust? But it's tupperware--tupperware doesn't rust! Rust? But it’s tupperware–tupperware doesn’t rust!

]]> By: Scott Carpenter http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77384 Scott Carpenter Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:08:33 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77384 I'm just about to hit 150K on my '98 SL1, also mostly without major incidents. Just the one time with a bad belt tensioner "up north" but even then it got us back into range of the city for a friend to pick us up and tow the trailer home. (That's right -- I have a light pull-behind trailer for this thing!) Hope mine can make it 14 years. Love not having a car payment. My last big investment decision was $2,000 for repairs/maintenance early last year. I’m just about to hit 150K on my ’98 SL1, also mostly without major incidents. Just the one time with a bad belt tensioner “up north” but even then it got us back into range of the city for a friend to pick us up and tow the trailer home. (That’s right — I have a light pull-behind trailer for this thing!) Hope mine can make it 14 years. Love not having a car payment. My last big investment decision was $2,000 for repairs/maintenance early last year.

]]> By: Karl Fogel http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77363 Karl Fogel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:05:16 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77363 Kate: Niiiiiiiiiice :-). Senthil: I hope at least 14 years. Get the extended warranty, though; it always pays... CMike: Yeah. I debated about putting in the $3500 or so needed to fix it this time, but I think its "tough little car" days were over. Now it was more like a dinosaur nervously scanning the sky for meteors... Yours might do better though, in a year-round warm climate. Kate: Niiiiiiiiiice :-) .

Senthil: I hope at least 14 years. Get the extended warranty, though; it always pays…

CMike: Yeah. I debated about putting in the $3500 or so needed to fix it this time, but I think its “tough little car” days were over. Now it was more like a dinosaur nervously scanning the sky for meteors… Yours might do better though, in a year-round warm climate.

]]> By: C. Michael Pilato http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77352 C. Michael Pilato Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:21:14 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77352 Saturns are pretty tough little cars. I've still drive my '97 SL1 almost daily, and have logged 144k+ miles in it so far without major incident. (Well, save for that one little rendezvous with the fire hydrant -- mine learned about icy Chicago winters the hard way.) Saturns are pretty tough little cars. I’ve still drive my ’97 SL1 almost daily, and have logged 144k+ miles in it so far without major incident. (Well, save for that one little rendezvous with the fire hydrant — mine learned about icy Chicago winters the hard way.)

]]> By: Senthil Kumaran S http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77348 Senthil Kumaran S Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:20 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77348 That is really cool "May it rust in peace", I love that phrase! I started driving for the past 2 years, and again my parents got this car for me, let me see how long I ll hold it :) That is really cool “May it rust in peace”, I love that phrase! I started driving for the past 2 years, and again my parents got this car for me, let me see how long I ll hold it :)

]]> By: xiaolongnu http://www.rants.org/2009/08/19/rip-1g8zk5274sz247944/comment-page-1/#comment-77338 xiaolongnu Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:24:40 +0000 http://www.rants.org/?p=293#comment-77338 Oh my - this really is the end of an era. As a memorial, I'm going to drive home in the pouring rain, using the windshield wipers only intermittently - just for old time's sake :) Oh my – this really is the end of an era. As a memorial, I’m going to drive home in the pouring rain, using the windshield wipers only intermittently – just for old time’s sake :)

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