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**SuperBuickGuy** · July 26, 2015, 06:18 AM

Originally posted by sueunit View Post

The life expectancy of "things"......how much consideration do you suppose is given to planned obsolescence?

12 years is the presumption for major appliances and lawn mowers.... any other questions? I'm just utterly full of those silly factoids.

**pdub** · July 26, 2015, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post

12 years is the presumption for major appliances and lawn mowers.... any other questions? I'm just utterly full of those silly factoids.

I'll go with that, and 53.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

**74NovaMan** · July 26, 2015, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by peewee View Post

I'll go with that, and 53.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

I heard it was 62.5%.

**pdub** · July 26, 2015, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by 74NovaMan View Post

I heard it was 62.5%.

No, that figure came from a Gallup poll, calling folks who didn't want to be called at dinnertime to start with.

**sueunit** · July 26, 2015, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by peewee View Post

$3000 is a whole pile of car parts. That's even more than a fancy set of racing brakes, with cooling hoses to go with them. Just saying..

Just think, you COULD have had a BLOWER!!

**Deaf Bob** · July 26, 2015, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by sueunit View Post

you COULD have have a BLOWER!!

Sooo? To clarify.. He can buy one if he has the pair to?

$3000 Piece of Crap