Oh! The Humanities!

MrJim · Jun 18, 2003

I had some new neighbors move in last week - with a '03 Victory Red Z66! Cool! Another Av and just down the street! Before I could tag them

they traded it in on a (hold on to your lunches, folks) a Ford Focus! :C:

Oh! The Humanities!

gestry · Jun 18, 2003

Ride by every day so they can see what they are missing now, Focus? seems they could get 3 or 4 for the trade in.

Nightshark · Jun 18, 2003

Oh man, I think I am going to be sick!!! :D:

Who in their right mind would trade in the great Av for a car with one of the longest recall histories in the modern era? :7:

Quick, call the nice lads with the nice little sewn-up white jackets and get those people thrown into a rubber room!!!!

pdxkevin · Jun 18, 2003

Who knows one of them may have lost their job or otherwise had to get a cheap vehicle.

You don't know how hard the choice may have been to downgrade or how much crying was done at the showroom.

Nightshark · Jun 18, 2003

True, but a Ford Focus?! I would rather be seen in a Hyundai (they are better cars)...

SnowTrojan · Jun 18, 2003

Geez... gas prices can't be THAT expensive in MS... ?

flynhigh · Jun 18, 2003

I think I need a good stiff drink right now

danlwil · Jun 18, 2003

sounds to me like someone lost their "FOCUS" :6:

blanchtheavalanche · Jun 18, 2003

Perhaps they are having some sort of work done on their AV and the Focus is a loaner :2:

I'd say tag the focus >:D

Rita

Skidd-au · Jun 19, 2003

Blanche-The-Avalanche said:
I'd say tag the focus

Rita

ROFLMAO... and write in pen underneath... "When do you get your av back from the shop?"

>:D

conwayavalancher · Jun 19, 2003

Skidd said:
ROFLMAO... and write in pen underneath... "When do you get your av back from the shop?"

?

Thats great! I would buy a sympathy card and write "I'm sorry for your loss. Your AV was a great vehicle

"

MrJim · Jun 19, 2003

Skidd, you are so bad! ?

?And no, gas prices aren't too bad, $1.39 at the company stations and under $1.30 at the cheapies. Maybe they thought the Av was too big, I don't know. ?At any rate, they should have gotten the Focus and cash for their Av. ?

Being the neighborly sort, when the inevitable breakdown happens, I'll go over and say "Are y'all having a problem with your car? ?We can drop in the back of my Av to take it to the shop!"

mikelikesit2000 · Jul 26, 2006

MrJim said:
Skidd, you are so bad! ? ?And no, gas prices aren't too bad, $1.39 at the company stations and under $1.30 at the cheapies. Maybe they thought the Av was too big, I don't know. ?At any rate, they should have gotten the Focus and cash for their Av. ?

Being the neighborly sort, when the inevitable breakdown happens, I'll go over and say "Are y'all having a problem with your car? ?We can drop in the back of my Av to take it to the shop!" ?

So I was just browsing through the old ones and holy crap, I wish gas was 1.39 now!

paul_376 · Jul 26, 2006

aww the good ol days
what ever happen to the couple with the focus?
they upgrade to a neon by now?

Brianster · Jul 27, 2006

They could be like me, they have a crappy job, and the price at the pump is putting a strain on their wallet. The money just may not be there to maintain a nice living.

jwcarter82 · Jul 28, 2006

I just started reading it, not paying any mind to the date. So when I saw the $1.39 gas price, I started packing up to move to MS. Thats when I saw the date....damn!

FLINTaVa · Jul 30, 2006

Brianster said:
They could be like me, they have a crappy job, and the price at the pump is putting a strain on their wallet.? ?The money just may not be there to maintain a nice living.

That's often the case, it's not just the price at the pump. Alot of people bite off more than they can chew.

Sure I can afford a bit more for a truck payment, then insurance comes due :E:

Any number of unforeseen expenses,....

Look at the date though, trading an '03 in '03 for a Ford Focus ?
the depreciation alone would be a hit in the wallet

MR.SMITH · Jul 30, 2006

If you have kids I definetly wouldnt let them play with their kids. If you have a neighbor hood watch program you might wanna tell everyone the situtation. Sounds like you got drugs in your neighborhood now.

avalanchenewbie · Jul 31, 2006

Brianster said:
They could be like me, they have a crappy job, and the price at the pump is putting a strain on their wallet. The money just may not be there to maintain a nice living.

Maybe they work for an oil company and knew the gas prices were going to skyrocket for no reason at all..... :E:

burritoboi5 · Aug 2, 2006

Some people still pay around 1.50 bc they bought into a gas bank that looks in the prices...Lucky b@st@rds

avalanchenewbie · Aug 2, 2006

They don't offer that in NJ. Hell, we can't even pump our own gas! :E:

MrJim · Aug 9, 2006

Well, I tried to post a reply back in July, but something must have crapped out (me?). At any rate, they have recently moved away. Their last couple of weeks were "interesting" (well, probably not for them).

Shortly after they brought the Focus home, it disappeared and was replaced with a Taurus and a Ranger "Edge" [iinsert Bronx cheer here]. Several months later, the Ranger lost is front fascia, which wasn't replaced until about 3 months ago. What can you say about a Taurus besides :9:

?

Well, a few weeks before they moved I guess that they had started looking to a new house. What they got was a series flats. 1 on the Ranger and 3 on the Taurus - both rear's flat at once. Somehow I don't think the spare was much help there!

Anyway, I wish them well and hope that the builders where they bought their new house learn to pick up their nails.

MrJim

PS. The cheapest gas I saw yesterday was $2.78 at the Flying J. Oh how I long for those carefree days of yore!