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We tried to buy a new car yesterday. Buy one or order one, or something. We don't need one (right now), but...
My mindset is this, and Sue Unit went along with it. I plan to retire in 7 years if the numbers look survivable, and I don't want our best newest ride to be 12 years old when I do. And with used cars going at such a high value these days because of all the becauses...
I've had it with used cars, you're buying somebody else's problems and history. And here, I'm talking to a nation full of wrenchers who could fix the space shuttle with a coat hanger and go another million miles. That's not me. I can "work on" anything, but sure can't fix it. I can put gas in a car without getting hurt or damaging it, and that's about it. I know it and have proven it. We're AAA candidates but we've never joined.
To shorten the story, Sue Unit's last 3 cars have been red Fords. That's what she loves and wants. They didn't have anything close to what we wanted on the lot or within 500 miles of here, and you can't order a red car from Ford now. Red has been removed from the color chart at Ford.
Why? Because one of the chemicals or pigments that makes red paint comes from Japan. Japan is still shut down, so it's unget-able. End of story.
Oh, and thanks again Milner! We may not be done yet, we'll see.
My mindset is this, and Sue Unit went along with it. I plan to retire in 7 years if the numbers look survivable, and I don't want our best newest ride to be 12 years old when I do. And with used cars going at such a high value these days because of all the becauses...
I've had it with used cars, you're buying somebody else's problems and history. And here, I'm talking to a nation full of wrenchers who could fix the space shuttle with a coat hanger and go another million miles. That's not me. I can "work on" anything, but sure can't fix it. I can put gas in a car without getting hurt or damaging it, and that's about it. I know it and have proven it. We're AAA candidates but we've never joined.
To shorten the story, Sue Unit's last 3 cars have been red Fords. That's what she loves and wants. They didn't have anything close to what we wanted on the lot or within 500 miles of here, and you can't order a red car from Ford now. Red has been removed from the color chart at Ford.
Why? Because one of the chemicals or pigments that makes red paint comes from Japan. Japan is still shut down, so it's unget-able. End of story.
Oh, and thanks again Milner! We may not be done yet, we'll see.
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