Abundance of Forum members in Pennsylvania?

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wolfman · #31 Post by **wolfman** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:42 pm

Very nice. I am sitting on 210,800 or so miles on my 1997 Corolla which translates to approximately 339k kilometers. Bought it as a demo 1 year old with 5k miles on it for a little under $12k. Definately paid for itself already!!

(plus I had to get into this posters from PA thread - LOL)

JHEM · #32 Post by **JHEM** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:08 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:My Nissan Sunny is from 1989 and has 'already' 103.500 KM / 64.700 Miles on the clock.

That's only a handful of years commuting here in the great northeast!

We average around 20K miles annually on most of our vehicles, especially the one my wife uses for work.

Unlike over there, a few hours behind the wheel over here at 75MPH or more on the interstates can rack up some serious miles on any given day. We're heading off to Washington, DC next Friday on a daytrip, down and back in one day, approx. 160 miles each way. Something like London to Cardiff and return.

James

JHEM · #33 Post by **JHEM** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:12 pm

wolfman wrote:I am sitting on 210,800 or so miles on my 1997 Corolla

See? 10YO car, approx. 20K miles per year!

James

#34 Post by **dorronto** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:29 pm

Question?

Does Pennsylvania = high mileage and old cars? Just curious the direction this post is going..............

I'm enjoying it anyway. My 2000 Saturn only has 113,00 miles! Practically brand new.........

Ron

Purcy · #35 Post by **Purcy** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:28 pm

dorronto wrote:Question?

Does Pennsylvania = high mileage and old cars?....
Ron

......... Sometimes it equals high miles and old bodies, the way I feel some days

dsigma6 · #36 Post by **dsigma6** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:32 pm

dorronto wrote: My 2000 Saturn only has 113,00 miles! Practically brand new.........

What number system do you use up there??

I just bought my brothers '02 Saturn SC2 off of him, with 34,000 on the Odo. Crappy interior quality, but it should run a while. You always said "try to get one with a warranty," right? It's got 6 months left!

#37 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Thu May 17, 2007 6:49 pm

That Nissan Sunny with the 64K miles on it is actually my wife's car.
I sold my own car, and started driving her car after she went ahead of me to PA.
I used to do an average of nearly 120'000 KM / 75'000 miles per year between 1976 and 1999.
We were living in Switzerland then, and I was contracting all over the country (as an IBM mainframe analyst/programmer).
When we moved to Ireland in 1999 I took a permanent position locally, without the need for commuting. What a relief!
But when I'm moving to PA in August, I'll be looking for the comfort of probably a low-mileage Buick LeSabre or Lucerne.

dsigma6 · #38 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:01 am

Isn't gas over $5 in Ireland?

#39 Post by **dorronto** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:06 am

dsigma6 wrote:
dorronto wrote: My 2000 Saturn only has 113,00 miles! Practically brand new.........
What number system do you use up there??

I just bought my brothers '02 Saturn SC2 off of him, with 34,000 on the Odo. Crappy interior quality, but it should run a while. You always said "try to get one with a warranty," right? It's got 6 months left!

Dan,

We're a Commonwealth of course! We are on the English metric system.............

Ron

dsigma6 · #40 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:08 am

For real?

I was just trying to figure out if your comma was off one spot, or if you forgot a zero..

13,000 or 130,000 (more likely).

JHEM · #41 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:46 am

dsigma6 wrote:I was just trying to figure out if your comma was off one spot, or if you forgot a zero..

13,000 or 130,000 (more likely).

What're you smoking Dan?

He said 113K miles!

James

dsigma6 · #42 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:52 am

JHEM wrote:What're you smoking Dan?

He said 113K miles!

James

Well you know the answer to that, but he said:

dorronto wrote: My 2000 Saturn only has 113,00 miles!

113,00 is not a number, at least where I live.

Purcy · #43 Post by **Purcy** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:55 am

So in other words, he left off a zero at the end, right? Amazing the power of the brain to interpret things, when I read that the first time, I really did read it as 113,000.

#44 Post by **dorronto** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:11 am

OOPS...........

Sorry, Dan you're right. It's 113,000. But you see, here in the Commonwealth life is different.......................

Ron

dsigma6 · #45 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:45 am

That's a mistake Ray would make, with his "near half century old eyes."

#46 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:51 am

dsigma6 wrote:Isn't gas over $5 in Ireland?

Currently the average price is €1.10 per liter, or 1.10 x 3.78 = €4.16/US gallon or converted, $5.60/US gallon.
The majority of cars in Ireland have an engine size of between 1.0 and 1.4 liter, due to outrageous road tax and insurance prices.
Example: a 19 year old male buys a used car for €2,000.-, but his insurance will be between €4,000.- and €5,000.- per year!
Only once you are over 23 and have 4-5 years accident-free do you get reasonable rates.
This Republic Of Ireland (or ROI) is actually better known as Rip-Off-Ireland.

#47 Post by **dorronto** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:53 am

Gee,

Ray is a"youngin........" My eyes are a wee bit more than half a century. Down here in Pennsylvania, age doesn't matter much, just make sure you have a THINKPAD..........

Ron

qviri · #48 Post by **qviri** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:21 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:Example: a 19 year old male buys a used car for €2,000.-, but his insurance will be between €4,000.- and €5,000.- per year!

Same over here. It's beyond ridiculous really, I guess if you're a male under 25 then you have to be a bad driver... it's unpatriotic not to be.

I get back at them by not buying a car at all...

#49 Post by **rkawakami** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:40 am

dsigma6 wrote:That's a mistake Ray would make, with his "near half century old eyes."

Hey! They're over a half a century now!

@dsigma6: Please double check my math in this post

Sorta returning to the main topic...

Good thing (??) I have two daughters. Car insurance is bad enough with the 19 year old down in La-La Land driving a 12 year old Grand Cherokee (with one minor accident and one traffic ticket). The almost-16 year old is now making noise about taking driver ed. I'm just thinking what it could have been if I threw (spawned?) sons.

Purcy · #50 Post by **Purcy** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:48 am

rkawakami wrote: Hey! They're over a half a century now!

Belated Happy Birthday Ray; join the over 50 crowd and all that fun ahead. I'm now getting white hairs in my eyebrows (do they make hair dye for eyebrows??)

. At least we're not as old as Captain James

dsigma6 · #51 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:20 am

rkawakami wrote:Sorta returning to the main topic...

The topic is PA, dangit!! We're off topic three times now!

I'm under 25 and my car ins. is only $1200 a year.

And Ray, I tried really hard to find something wrong with your math, but I can't. Seriously, I'm crunching numbers hoping for SOMETHING!

Purcy · #52 Post by **Purcy** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:32 am

dsigma6 wrote:
I'm under 25 and my car ins. is only $1200 a year.

Oh, wait until you get old, my car insurance is under $500 a year!! I guess they figure us old foggies don't drive as often anymore

JHEM · #53 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:08 pm

Purcy wrote:Oh, wait until you get old, my car insurance is under $500 a year!!

Which would be geographically enhanced as you move east, $750 in Phila. and $1K in Jersey.

James

JHEM · #54 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:09 pm

dsigma6 wrote:113,00 is not a number, at least where I live.

Doh!

James

#55 Post by **K. Eng** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:37 pm

im a PA resident

dsigma6 · #56 Post by **dsigma6** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:23 am

JHEM wrote:$1K in Jersey.

That's only 100% more than what Purcy is paying- that doesn't seem bad enough for Jersey insurance!

JHEM · #57 Post by **JHEM** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:22 pm

dsigma6 wrote:That's only 100% more than what Purcy is paying- that doesn't seem bad enough for Jersey insurance!

Yes, but those are Old Fogey rates Dan.

After two speeding tickets my under 25YO unmarried son (at the time) was up to $5100 per year for his SAAB!

James

dsigma6 · #58 Post by **dsigma6** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:46 pm

JHEM wrote:$5100 per year for his SAAB!

I don't care if it was a Bentley!! $5100!!! you paid it, don't lie!

Purcy · #59 Post by **Purcy** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:03 pm

JHEM wrote: Yes, but those are Old Fogey rates Dan.

James

Hey, watch it!!!!

dsigma6 · #60 Post by **dsigma6** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:06 pm

I was too busy concentrating on the $5100, and didn't notice the low blow on Purcy! Fight, fight!!

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