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Re: Odometer question
From: "CardsFan" <me(at)here.com>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:45:46 -0500
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"Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
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> "CardsFan" <me(at)here.com> wrote in message
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> > "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
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> > >
> Snip
> > > else for a bad buying decision. Nobody is responsible for what they do
> > > anymore.
> >
> > Your last statement is as inaccurate as mine was about vehicle damage.
> Not
> > everyone is a car expert. There are a lot of disreputable people and
> > dealers. The things I mentioned are cheap insurance.
> >
> > AJM
> > `93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
> >
> Sorry your opinion is inaccurate, have you been in court lately. I took a
> jerk to court to prove he was at fault while he was driving his car and
> damage it. I didn`t win but I got it settled without to much cost and no
way
> for him to come back on me for the total damages. My last statement
stands,
> the court decides that, you don`t. There are a lot of disreputable people
> buying cars also. Cheap insurance is just that, cheap, try to get a
> settlement. Yes, there is something wrong with making money the insurance
> way.
But your argument is circular. You`re deriding people for not taking
responsibility for making good buying decisions But when they try to use
methods available to avoid bad decisions, you deride that. People are going
to buy used cars, some out of necessity, and not every buyer knows enough
about cars to make a good decision independently. So they look around for
help. Even if they think they know a lot, there are still some that will be
taken in by "operators". It`s a lot worse in other areas than autos -
antiques come to mind. Heck, there are arguments among experts over the
authenticity of million-dollar paintings.
Here`s an example. I wanted to buy a Civil War musket. I went to some
auctions and looked at some guns, decided I didn`t know enough. I knew the
auction company to have a good reputation, but how much did THEY know about
140-year-old guns? I did some research, in a University library, on the
web. I thought I knew enough, and was ready to buy. But then a librarian
at the University told me about a local Civil War re-enactors organization
and suggested I sit in on one of their meetings. They were eager to help,
and I then found out I still didn`t know much at all. It can be almost as
complicated as "numbers-matching" Corvettes. Eventually I bought a gun.
Not the greatest gun, but it is genuine, and it is good enough for me to use
as a display piece in the den. I have to buy some parts (ramrod, rear
sight, a bayonet) to finish it off, but thanks to advice from people who
REALLY knew, I got a decent example at a decent price at the auction.
There`s no way everyone can be expert enough not to get taken. Things like
CarFax and an independent mechanic`s inspection are tools that can help
people make better decisions.
AJM
`93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:10:59 -0400
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"CardsFan" <me(at)here.com> wrote in message
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> "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
> news:lMKdnYbfndYLGZfcRVn-qQ(at)bright.net...
> >
> > > >
> > Snip
> > > > else for a bad buying decision. Nobody is responsible for what they
do
> > > > anymore.
> > >
> > > Your last statement is as inaccurate as mine was about vehicle damage.
> > Not
> > > everyone is a car expert. There are a lot of disreputable people and
> > > dealers. The things I mentioned are cheap insurance.
> > >
> > > AJM
> > > `93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
> > >
> > Sorry your opinion is inaccurate, have you been in court lately. I took
a
> > jerk to court to prove he was at fault while he was driving his car and
> > damage it. I didn`t win but I got it settled without to much cost and no
> way
> > for him to come back on me for the total damages. My last statement
> stands,
> > the court decides that, you don`t. There are a lot of disreputable
people
> > buying cars also. Cheap insurance is just that, cheap, try to get a
> > settlement. Yes, there is something wrong with making money the
insurance
> > way.
>
> But your argument is circular. You`re deriding people for not taking
> responsibility for making good buying decisions But when they try to use
> methods available to avoid bad decisions, you deride that. People are
going
> to buy used cars, some out of necessity, and not every buyer knows enough
> about cars to make a good decision independently.
Snipped>
AJM
> `93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
>
We disagree again, it`s not an argument, but just some more information to
allow someone to make a more informed decision. Yes, I will always look
poorly on people that won`t accept their reasonability for the decision they
make. If they were making good buying decisions everything is fine, if it
turns out bad, it isn`t their fault. That`s what I`m talking about, an adult
has to accept both the good and bad decision he makes. Not revel in the good
ones and blame someone for the bad ones.
--
Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
From: "RWDoyle" <generic(at)rwdoyle.removetomail.net>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:11:21 -0400
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So, the answer to my question was "no, there is not a way to tell if the
odometer has surpassed its mechanical limit." hee hee
Seriously, thanks for the responses and the additional information.
Ryan
"Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
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> "CardsFan" <me(at)here.com> wrote in message
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> > "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > Blah Blah argue argue
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