Comments on: The Car of the Future? http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Whicket Williams Kin http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-35183 Whicket Williams Kin Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:36:14 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-35183 I agree Buy one of the japenese models that have a track record of running 500,000 miles and drive it till you are dead. I agree Buy one of the japenese models that have a track record of running 500,000 miles and drive it till you are dead.

]]> By: DANNY, MISSOURI http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-34460 DANNY, MISSOURI Thu, 28 May 2009 17:44:28 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-34460 Good ideas buying now and keeping it forever. Just as long as Obama doesn't figure out other ways to get them off the road be it taxes, mandates or whatever else they see fit. They will stop at nothing to get their way. Speak out now before it is too late. That is our best option. Come on people......let's get vocal and put a stop to this. Good ideas buying now and keeping it forever. Just as long as Obama doesn't

figure out other ways to get them off the road be it taxes, mandates or whatever else they see fit. They will stop at nothing to get their way. Speak out now before it is too late. That is our best option. Come on people……let's get vocal and put a stop to this.

]]> By: Joe, Brooklyn New Yo http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-34359 Joe, Brooklyn New Yo Thu, 28 May 2009 10:18:37 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-34359 I personally don't drive (as I have no license and driving without one is illegal) but my brother who does have a license and does drive drives a Honda Accord. The car is almost ten years old, but my brother has been told that Hondas are a pretty good car that last a long time even with bad transmissions like my brother's car. I wonder, my brother's car is almost ten years old and still running, will the government owned Obamamobiles be able to as well? I personally don't drive (as I have no license and driving without one is illegal) but my brother who does have a license and does drive drives a Honda Accord. The car is almost ten years old, but my brother has been told that Hondas are a pretty good car that last a long time even with bad transmissions like my brother's car. I wonder, my brother's car is almost ten years old and still running, will the government owned Obamamobiles be able to as well?

]]> By: John Roanoke Va. http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33507 John Roanoke Va. Thu, 21 May 2009 01:42:50 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33507 I do not think the gov. sould get in the car market. Thay can not keep there hands of the peoples lifes. I do not think the gov. sould get in the car market. Thay can not keep there hands of the peoples lifes.

]]> By: Norm, Brookings, Or http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33497 Norm, Brookings, Or Wed, 20 May 2009 23:27:47 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33497 I think my 53 Hudson in good condition will last me for the time I have to drive at 75 years of age. It is a big car and gets pretty good mileage at that. Safe too, monobuilt body and frame. I think my 53 Hudson in good condition will last me for the time I have to drive at 75 years of age. It is a big car and gets pretty good mileage at that. Safe too, monobuilt body and frame.

]]> By: Spiritof76, New Hamp http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33476 Spiritof76, New Hamp Wed, 20 May 2009 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33476 What about all small business people that rely on pick up trucks and vans? Let us drive all our big cars to Washington DC and clog it up and refuse to leave until Congress changes the madness. We must engage in civil disobedience just like MLK. What about all small business people that rely on pick up trucks and vans?

Let us drive all our big cars to Washington DC and clog it up and refuse to leave until Congress changes the madness. We must engage in civil disobedience just like MLK.

]]> By: Randall, San Antonio http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33452 Randall, San Antonio Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:49 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33452 Currently we own a Ford Excursion and a Ford Expedition. We intend to drive them for as long as they will run. You couldn't talk me into buying a smaller car. Will Obama and his cronies find a way to take them from us? This is not the United States of America that I want my children to live in. I may buy each of them an SUV now even though only one is old enough to drive! Currently we own a Ford Excursion and a Ford Expedition. We intend to drive them for as long as they will run. You couldn't talk me into buying a smaller car. Will Obama and his cronies find a way to take them from us? This is not the United States of America that I want my children to live in. I may buy each of them an SUV now even though only one is old enough to drive!

]]> By: Michael, Kankakee IL http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33442 Michael, Kankakee IL Wed, 20 May 2009 17:34:22 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33442 Buy your big car, pick-up or SUV today! Take good care of it and drive it forever. It saddens me to know that at 40 years old, I will have to drive the same car for the next 40 years. The only good thing is that no one will get in my way because I'll have the biggest car on the road. Buy your big car, pick-up or SUV today! Take good care of it and drive it forever.

It saddens me to know that at 40 years old, I will have to drive the same car for the next 40 years. The only good thing is that no one will get in my way because I'll have the biggest car on the road.

]]> By: Denise, St. Augustin http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33438 Denise, St. Augustin Wed, 20 May 2009 17:16:31 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33438 I so love the USAF golf cart in your photo (I'm an AF vet). It instantly brought to mind the old joke about the AF using their appropriations to build the golf course then going back to Congress to ask for money for the runway . . . Doesn't help your argument much. I so love the USAF golf cart in your photo (I'm an AF vet). It instantly brought to mind the old joke about the AF using their appropriations to build the golf course then going back to Congress to ask for money for the runway . . . Doesn't help your argument much.

]]> By: Matt, Cleveland OH http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/20/the-car-of-the-future/#comment-33422 Matt, Cleveland OH Wed, 20 May 2009 16:02:34 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7132#comment-33422 I suggest that you buy a car model that has gone largely unchanged for quite a few years. This ensures that there are and will be plenty of OEM and aftermarket parts available for the model. Maintain the car impeccably. Drive like an old lady. Find a good, honest mechanic who knows the car. Join an enthusiast website devoted to your model of car. Take care of the paint, rust, tires, brakes, etc. Get it detailed once a season. When the transmission fails, replace it. When the engine fails, replace it. You will literally be able to drive this car for the next 25 years. I suggest that you buy a car model that has gone largely unchanged for quite a few years. This ensures that there are and will be plenty of OEM and aftermarket parts available for the model.

Maintain the car impeccably. Drive like an old lady. Find a good, honest mechanic who knows the car. Join an enthusiast website devoted to your model of car. Take care of the paint, rust, tires, brakes, etc. Get it detailed once a season. When the transmission fails, replace it. When the engine fails, replace it. You will literally be able to drive this car for the next 25 years.

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