Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, The RAV4 is apparently a nice little car, but beware of dry river beds and flood plains. My grandson and his wife lost one to flash flooding at their apartment complex when he was in Med School. They won't float! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" <richard at imagecraft.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Which car to buy... > All the cars we ever have were Toyota, > > The Sienna has ~180K miles and it should last for another 100K, or more. > > The 1991 Camry has ~160K and still drives well, but if you recall, the > electrical is falling with the effect that I was climbing in and out of > the > driver window over at scenic Carmel when I was taking a workshop in May. > The > mechanic can replace the electronically controlled door locks with a > mechanical one, $125 per door. I'm a cheapskate and did 2 doors rather > than > all 4, but I can't trust the car to take road trips any more. > > So my heart says Miata, but clearly the Rav4 is a much better choice... if > I > take it to Death Valley or the dusty Southwest, which I plan to do, the > Rav4 > will probably get me in and out with no problem.... > > Thanks all > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >