Quote:Me, for example... My beloved '98 Mazda B2500. It's no luxury liner. It's a small, compact truck with a 2.5 liter four-cylinder engine and a 5-Speed manual transmission. No power windows, locks or mirrors. However, despite its size and lack of creature comforts, it works hard. Just like I do. You ask it to haul a load cross country and it says, "No problem, boss. Where to?" Much like myself, it's ready for pretty much whatever, whenever. And before I started having suspension problems, I swear this truck loved cruising on the highways.Sounds like an honest car. There're very few of those around these days. Look after it and it'll last an age.
Although one of the things I think speaks loudest about it is that pretty much everything that is likely to break is something that I am capable of fixing. It's just a matter of getting the parts and, in some cases, borrowing some specialty tools. Granted, now and then I gotta take something to the machine shop to be ground down... brake rotors and drums, flywheels, and the like. And doing tires is specialized enough that I leave that to other people. But for everything else... Let's just say that I honestly am looking forward to being able to do my own engine and transmission rebuilds. I fully intend to keep this truck - my first vehicle - for the rest of my life.
Quote:neighbours are reporting
Hasn't quite reached that point, though I did have a cyclist knock on my window to complain that the fumes made his eyes water.
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