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I got my Leaf back!
Leo wrote:
> On 2021 Mar 24, , Sheldon Martin wrote
> (in >):
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>> I paid all cash in 1990 ($27,000) for a brand new '91 Landcruiser that
>> now sells for well over $100,000. It runs like brand new and has cost
>> practically nothing to maintain; one new battery, one new set of
>> tires, and normal fluid changes... oh, and occasionally air in the
>> tires. Has a little over 100,000 miles and I can easily get more than
>> I paid, in fact the mechanics at the Toyota dealership who maintain it
>> have offered me $50,000 for it. I'd rather keep it, what could I buy
>> with $50K that would be better... wouldn't even pay for a new tractor.
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> I´m astounded that your belts and hoses have lasted thirty years. I´m
> more amazed that you have only gone through two batteries in thirty years.
> Good for you.
> I´ve been continuously running Toyotas since the late `70s and one for 27
> years. They run cheap and are great vehicles, but I´m not as fortunate as
> you have been.
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Popeye has a midas touch 
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