The old coot is now 90. He smokes cigars, drinks Scotch daily, eats a huge breakfast of eggs, butter,coffee and probably a ton of other things one is advised to avoid. He continues to drive like Mr.McGoo in reverse. Going forward doesn't seem to be an issue for him.
Who knows, maybe he's on to something.
A better use of GM's time would be to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy. They need to stay in business long enough for me to buy the next-gen Cadillac!
As for the older driver, I have no illusions when the time comes for me. You see, I had a neighbor who was still driving into his mid-80's. We all came to notice when he backed down his long driveway into the public street he never looked back, nor glanced in any mirror. When pressed about his unorthodox driving style, he had this to say. "I'm an old man, can't move my neck anymore. Can't see a damn thing in those silly mirrors, got no use for them. You 'kids' think you're so fast? Then you better get the hell out of MY way." Afterwards, he offered me a cigar, some Scotch and we talked about 'broads' man!
All of my vehicles are trucks or SUVs. I love each and everyone of them. All but one is paid off and that one wraps up in a year. I don't plan to sell any of them. So resale value is irrelevant to me. I will chuckle with glee as I watch the smug among you vie for the false economy presented in the form of hybrids. Go ahead, pay a "premium" for your in demand vehicles. Whatever ROI those vehicles purported to deliver will evaporate like sub $3/gal gas.
My trucks are huge, comfortable, powerful, reliable, haul and pull like nobody's business. When winter arrives I'm sure I'll be helping drag them little 'useless' eco-boxes out of the slop as I've done in the past. I just won't do it free of charge this time;)
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The old coot is now 90. He smokes cigars, drinks Scotch daily, eats a huge breakfast of eggs, butter,coffee and probably a ton of other things one is advised to avoid. He continues to drive like Mr.McGoo in reverse. Going forward doesn't seem to be an issue for him. Who knows, maybe he's on to something.
A better use of GM's time would be to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy. They need to stay in business long enough for me to buy the next-gen Cadillac! As for the older driver, I have no illusions when the time comes for me. You see, I had a neighbor who was still driving into his mid-80's. We all came to notice when he backed down his long driveway into the public street he never looked back, nor glanced in any mirror. When pressed about his unorthodox driving style, he had this to say. "I'm an old man, can't move my neck anymore. Can't see a damn thing in those silly mirrors, got no use for them. You 'kids' think you're so fast? Then you better get the hell out of MY way." Afterwards, he offered me a cigar, some Scotch and we talked about 'broads' man!
All of my vehicles are trucks or SUVs. I love each and everyone of them. All but one is paid off and that one wraps up in a year. I don't plan to sell any of them. So resale value is irrelevant to me. I will chuckle with glee as I watch the smug among you vie for the false economy presented in the form of hybrids. Go ahead, pay a "premium" for your in demand vehicles. Whatever ROI those vehicles purported to deliver will evaporate like sub $3/gal gas. My trucks are huge, comfortable, powerful, reliable, haul and pull like nobody's business. When winter arrives I'm sure I'll be helping drag them little 'useless' eco-boxes out of the slop as I've done in the past. I just won't do it free of charge this time ;)