On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Roy Olynick wrote: > In 14 years of owning my '87 Westy, it's cost me the purchase price over again > in maintenance. And that doesn't include the VW issue rose-coloured glasses. OTOH, compare it to the purchase price of a brand new camper and you might feel a little better. Heck, I've put over a grand into various repairs to my H*nda recently, but most of it's stuff I know I'll probably never need to have done again, so I don't get too worked up about it. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Geekdom is fantastic at being AGAINST something, and |___/ it's hopeless at being FOR something." -- Andrew Orlowski in The Register. |
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