>>>*I always think in dollars per mile.

In 1983 we had about the same political situation about fuel prices, they were actually pretty close in real world dollars to today's prices.

We needed a car so we went looking, thinking of maybe a Ford Escort or a Toyota or Honda, something like that.

I was looking around and here sat a 1973 Oldsmobile 98, fender skirts, 410 H/P 455" engine, positrac with tow package. 61,000 miles on her and not a blemish I could find and I looked. The machine was huge, it weighed 5100 pounds.

I asked how much and they said $600 so I bought it. They were so happy because they were going to have to send it to the crusher, no one would dream of buying that since it got 13 MPG.

That was the cheapest car to drive I ever owned. The 10 grand or so I saved paid for a lot of fuel and I got to drive along safely and in comfort.

Maintenence? Oil and filters and tires and one battery, that was it......*Wish I had it back.....*EB