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To: bart13 who wrote (100262)	4/21/2013 1:09:41 PM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 217688

Yes: <They're really over 3 times better? > I started out in a Model A, then Vanguard, then Hillman and heck, I have had a lot of vehicles over decades. Yes, they are much better than 3 times better. Spark plugs did not last hundreds of thousands of kilometres without servicing. Oil needed changing every couple of thousand kilometres but mostly leaked out anyway, topping up being needed with each tank of fuel which was needed frequently as fuel consumption was high. Combustion chambers were full of lead as was the oil. Radiators rusted. Cars needed constant maintenance. I carried loads of tools with me and did not expect to make a trip without conking out for some reason. Then the car rusted out in a short time. Exhaust emissions were stinking and smokey. Repair shops and petrol stations were scattered everywhere. Tyres needed replacing regularly and punctures were normal. Apart from the mechanicals, the seat belts did not exist. CD players were non-existent. Heaters were a swanky addition but air conditioning didn't exist. Cars now are very cheap and extremely good compared with then. 10 times better now than then. Back then, a trip to Mount Maunganui was an all day effort, with battles en route. Now it's 2.4 hours of swishy comfortable travel in safety and no broken down cars or crashed ones either. We can use cellphones on the way, and GPS directions, and Globalstar phones too. With wireless Cyberspace at hand. Mqurice

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