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Quote Originally Posted by FiletAndRelease View Post
And, don't older cars continue to get worse mileage as they age? Some wierid scientific thing about worn rings and scratched cylinder sleeves, and deposites on the values and seats and stuff like that. And we all know transmissions don't get any less efficient. Clutch pressure plate spings never get weak and slip a little, and automatic transmissions never wear.
Common sense tells us this Clunker thing was a waste of money to begin...I'm glad someone finally did the math though.

HurricaneBob - Not sure where you're going with your post about vehicles getting worse mileage as they get older, transmissions wearing out, etc...I'm the proud owner of two 4-wheel drive Chevrolet gas hawgs...both of which are ten years old or older. I expect things to go wrong...but that's why they make replacement parts...It's been my experience that it's always cheaper to keep her (accept for in the case of my ex-wife, she HAD TO GO!). I guess for me it's a love between a man and his trucks, or a bonding or something, lol...Kind of like my old dog, all he does is lays around, but I ain't gettin' rid of him.