On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 2:32:06 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 2015 13:17:09 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 27 May 2015 19:37:18 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> >
> >> Our local garage lends repair-customers a small car until theirs is
> >> fixed. It's just a scruffy old runaround but they don't charge for it.
> >>
> >> Janet UK
> >
> >Different garages & dealerships have different policies here. One
> >time, our car needed something or other done that meant it would be
> >gone for days and they gave us a brand new Fiat 500 with only 5 miles
> >on it to use for free! Boy, that was a fun car to drive around
> >(reminded us of the olden days when we could park the Spider anywhere)
> >and an excellent sales strategy on their part because I think we would
> >have bought it if we'd been in the frame of mind to be a two car
> >family again. If you want a city car that can seat 4 people with back
> >seats that flip down if you need to haul something, look at a Fiat
> >500L.
>
> I did consider a Fiat but was warned by others that if you need parts
> etc. not so cute.

Shouldn't that read "when you need parts"? At least for older ones which
weren't that reliable from what I read.