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Freddie

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36. My husband is the opposite

Reply to debm55 (Reply #28)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:36 AM

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Worked many years in the auto parts industry (retired now) and gets parts at cost, and he’s a pretty good shade-tree mechanic. Both our cars are 14. But both our kids always buy brand-new, although they do keep them a long time.

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Did you ever buy a lemon of a car. You had one thing go wrong and very soon another did. Or they would say that they [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Well my first car was a Ford Pinto. Tadpole Raisin Monday #1

I do. Thank you Tadpole Raisin. debm55 Monday #2

I'm surprised about your Impreza Deb as I would never expect that from this car Tadpole Raisin Monday #9

I know. We have had the car for 5 years. We have had 5 batteries. We did get a letter that there a someone wrong with debm55 Monday #12

I Had One ProfessorGAC Monday #19

Yes CountAllVotes Monday #3

Thank you CountAllVotes. debm55 Monday #13

Dodge Caravan Wicked Blue Monday #4

Wow, that is brutal. Wicked Blue. I remember those. debm55 Tuesday #22

Same here. Chrysler and Dodge vans were famous for lousy transmissions. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #27

Yep ILikePie92 Monday #5

Then ILikePie92 Monday #8

OUCH!!! Good for you finding the deception! nt Tadpole Raisin Monday #10

Only 10%? CountAllVotes Monday #11

Thank you very much ILikePie92, I will show Rich this post. debm55 Tuesday #24

Oh my . Rich charges it enough to get to the dealership. They replace the battery. Same problem debm55 Tuesday #23

1970s AMC Pacer. Chipper Chat Monday #6

I, too, had a Pacer LogDog75 Monday #15

Thank you very much. Chipper Chat. debm55 Tuesday #25

I bought a Ford Escort station wagon back in the 90s. Haggard Celine Monday #7

Thank you very much, Haggard Celine. debm55 Tuesday #26

The only brand new car I ever bought Freddie Monday #14

Thank you very much , Freddie. Rich buys new cars because. honestly he can't fix them We would expect this from a used debm55 Tuesday #28

My husband is the opposite Freddie Tuesday #36

Thank you very much Freddie. You are very lucky that you have Mr, Freddie. debm55 Tuesday #38

Used car but it was a bit of a lemon LogDog75 Monday #16

Thank you very much LogDog75, for sharing with us. Glad you got rid and the couple of the lemon. debm55 Tuesday #29

Bought a new Horizon in the 80's some_of_us_are_sane Monday #17

Wow what a post. Thank you for sharing with us, some_of_us_are_sane. That is terrible what happened to you. Love the debm55 Tuesday #30

I warned the dealership NOT to remove that plastic lemon some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #39

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHA That is great. debm55 Tuesday #40

1989 Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Monday #18

Thank you very much Mad_Dem_X; I am thinking the same.way. debm55 Tuesday #32

... Oeditpus Rex Monday #20

HAHAHAHA. That's funny and true. Thank you very much Oeditpus Rex. debm55 Tuesday #21

Chevy station wagon in the 1970s. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #31

Oh my. Thank you mwmisses. The thing, Rich was a Ford person. Then about 30 years ago, we switched to Subaru for their debm55 Tuesday #34

1972 Chevy Vega Beatlelvr Tuesday #33

Thank you very much Beatlelvr. RIP 1972 Chevy Vega. debm55 Tuesday #35

Had the same car Nittersing Tuesday #37

That was great idea.Nittersing. debm55 Tuesday #41