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Cars have lost their 'souls'... 200 1990

posted by  ricefive on  Thu Nov 30 10:08 CST 2006
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Your picture isn't there onmy computer but I have a 1981 300D. The MB and my old Volvo 240 are my keepers. My dad bought the Mercedes new in 1980 and gave it to my mom for her 40th birthday.

I bought the 1990 240 new when I was 19. My grandfather left me $20,000.00 when he died so I could get a car. The car cost me $19,600.00. To the amazement of my friends, I wanted my silver 240 instead of an RX-7 or some junky "sports car". I actually wanted a white 2 door turbo, but they didn't make those anymore. So I bought the 240 with the M-47 transmission.

Now I am an attorney with four small kids and I drive a Volvo XC90, but I drive the 240 when I don't have to drive all of the kids.

I know the overall quality of all cars is up these days (as opposed to the ford Pinto and Iacocca K-Cars years) but beacause every car company "owns" each other and cars have lost their "souls"- they are just appliances now. How sad.
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1990 240- 270K- Original Owner-M-47, VX cam, bilstiens, spt exh, euro lamps-turbo whls,- still slow but handles well- Near Houston- also 2004 XC90 T5 AWD






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