Most of us have long understood that should we treat an automobile as well as we would a good dog; the vehicle will go farther, last longer and do both with little trouble.
It's weird!
There is no correlation between what one spends on a vehicle, and what we get out of it.
ACR has gotten this rather homely minivan to 224,864 miles.
This inexpensive Ford has been every bit as durable and reliable as a Hobart commercial dishwasher; which is undoubtedly the most reliable device ever designed by man.
(Ask anyone who worked in restaurants during high school or college.)
Like the Hobart - parts have been readily available on the occasion they've been required, fairly priced (or so cheap as to be a surprise) and service has been both straightforward and more than affordable.
After nearly a lifetime of playing with cars far more expensive, some even exotic; this 1998 Ford Windstar has actually been the best vehicle I've ever known.......and the biggest surprise.
The Windstar cost me under $5,000 inclusive of all maintenance (save for oil changes) and the initial price
(Yes! - it was a cheap set of wheels.)
I've never been a `Ford Man' - but I think that's changing.
It's time to take a second or even a third look at American cars.
More jobs stay here, and best of all, more money stays in your pocket.
I'll never by a Ford... But the Hobart is incredible. Had one in my dorm, it's probably as old as you are! (haha)
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>>I'll never by a Ford...
ReplyDeleteIf only I had a dollar for every time I said the same thing.....I could pay cash for another Porsche 911.
The 1st Hobart I met was built in 1939 and it looked at ran just like the one I occasionally operate at church which was built in 1965 and still looks new.
*That's* the company we want to see build cars isn't it?
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