Hmm.. I wouldn't buy another Chrysler if you can't trust them more miles
(assuming you ment 106.000). My late 98 Volvo V70 with Vw-Audi diesel is at
425.000 km now, still going strong. And regular petrol engines of Volvo have
the longlivety image, so those...
Best, Frank. (Volvo for life ;-)
Op 1 okt. 2011 17:15 schreef "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
het volgende:
> My Chrysler is a 1999 LHS. I bought it when it was a year old and had
> 3,000 miles on it. Very stiff suspension, handles very well and has
> extremely comfortable seats. It's a great over-the-road car and has an
> absolutely enormous trunk. Just what we need for long trips and going
> back and forth to Florida. But it's now got 106,00 miles on it.
> There's nothing wrong with it that I know of but I wouldn't trust it in
> that role any more. If I could buy a brand new one I would.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/30/2011 5:34 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Thanks. My first Chrysler experience was driving a 1947 sedan, the year
>> before they went to low-pressure tires, which I think was 1948. I also
>> received my first and only traffic ticket in that car. It was a nice,
dark
>> maroon.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 4:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Fully Restored 1948 Stinson 108-3
>>
>>
>>> Ah, such a pretty red. Looks like my Chrysler.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/30/2011 2:24 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> Dropped in at the local airport for a few minutes this morning, and
>>>> spotted a lucky pilot tying down his recently fully restored 1948
Stinson
>>>> 108-3. I could see that the outside was perfect. When asked if I wanted
>>>> to see the inside, I was amazed to see that the full instrument panel
was
>>>> also original. The whole airplane was a step back in time to the days
>>>> when flying was much simpler and one was free to go almost anywhere he
>>>> desired.
>>>>
>>>> I have never flown a Stinson, but felt a connection because Eddie
>>>> Stinson's father was City Engineer at one time in the little
Mississippi
>>>> town where I grew up, and the now gone grass airport was named Stinson
>>>> Field. In the 50s I flew into it when it was all grass, and later when
>>>> the local crop dusters put in an 1800ft narrow blacktop runway.
>>>>
>>>> The Stinson was parked with the old DC-3 in the background.
>>>>
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fully+Restored+1948+Stinson+108.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> The nose carries the popular name:
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flying+Station+Wagon.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> And the tail carries the famous Stinson trademark:
>>>>
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Original+Stinson+Trademark+on+Tail.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> All captured with the only camera that I had with me, my Samsung Convoy
>>>> II phone.
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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