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nurse on wheels
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February 15th, 2008 12:08 AM #22bogeyman, kudos to you for thinking that way. however, not everybody thinks like you (and me) thus we should be more careful of what we say. that's my point and nothing else.
now if someone were to tell me that my car is too old i'd just smile and say "cars are like women - they get better as they age."
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February 15th, 2008 03:13 AM #23
old school is cool, pati kanya kanyang trip yan, maybe ikaw di mo trip old school pero iba naman ok lang pati yung sentimental value ang irreplaceable
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February 15th, 2008 04:30 AM #24
I think you should network with your local TESDA office. Every city has one (hopefully), their automotive program would surely be equiped to extend asistance. It will all dependon your people skill though. Makipag kaibigan ka.
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February 15th, 2008 02:04 PM #25Kanina lang, kausap ko yung security officer ng village namin. May sira kasi clutch/transmission nung oto ko and diskarga battery kaya nakapark lang sa labas ng bahay (wala kasing garage) at di ko ginagamit ngayon.
Nung makita nya oto ko, grabe pag-discourage sa kin. Kesyo luma na daw masyado at dami naman daw dyan iba. Nung binanggit ko sa kanya yung mga possible sira ng kotse ko, discourage to the max na naman..kesyo mahal ito mahal yun..etc. And kinwentuhan pa ko ng history ng oto ko: "tinanggihan yan ng dodge, binigay yan sa mitsubishi..." (as if di ko alam yung totoong history ng kotse ko). By the way, dodge colt '73 oto ko. Eh di pa rehistrado..kaya yun discourage again... baka daw 25K na rehistro nito! WHHATT!!?? dun ko nagets na nangdidiscourage lang to. 25K??? hello 3 years di narehistro to pero nung tinanong ko sa kakilala ko na taga LTO, and computation eh nasa 3800 lang daw. And sa dami daw ng aayusin ko, baka daw kulang ang 50K-100K ang gagastusin ko... HELLOO!?? ano yun ipi-pimp my ride ang oto ko??hehehe
Although, ayoko naman magpadala, medyo kakadepress din. Aminado naman ako na luma na kotse ko pero bigay kasi to ng uncle ko at first car ko pa kaya di ko mabitawan.
p.s Kakalabas lang nga pala nito sa body repair shop..newly painted din colored black.
HAAYYYYY.. sana may mga tumulong sa kin para itaas ang aking morale...hehehehehehe minsan kasi kakadiscourage din talaga yung mga mekaniko na grabe managa sa presyo kaya parang ayoko na mag oto.
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February 15th, 2008 02:48 PM #26Ano ba ang advantage ng classic car vs new electronic cars?
1. Easy troubleshooting and maintenance, wala kasi itong computer at mga electronic sensors na possible magkaroon ng electronic ghost. Troubleshooting is straightforward.
2. Sa Handling - maganda ang mga bago, pro mas magaling ang driver ng mga classic rwd, lalo na sa kurbada at sa pag prepreno ng bigla.
3. Reliablility - once it is fixed it stays fixed for a very long time.
4. Kakaiba - could be an eye catcher pag maganda pagkaka ayos at para kang my dalang time machine. Ung iba gumagastos ng napakamahal (milyon) para magkaroon ng kakaibang sasakyan, ung sayo a few thousands lang.
5. Hindi ka nababaon sa utang, kung may sira pede mo hindi gamitin, wala kang babayaran, pro kung bagong naka car loan, gamitin mo at hindi bayad ka.
6. At higit sa lahat sayo iyan. Otomoyan
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February 15th, 2008 03:11 PM #27*ronchimata: Palagay ko kayaka dini-discourage nung sikyo ay dahil gusto niya bilhin ng mura yung kotse mo.
Well, having your own vehicle has its advantages and disadvantages as we all know and one big disadvantage (as many people would think) is shelling out your hard-earned money for its maintenance.
To me, I would not call it a disadvantage kasi kung ginagamit mo ang isang bagay at pinapakinabangan mo, kailangan nasa ayos ito para magamit mo pa ng matagal at para maayos, kelangan mong i-maintain.
Nao-overwhelm ka lang kasi iniisip mo yung laki ng gagastusin mo pero kung paunti-unti ang gawa, hindi ka masyadong mabibigla sa gastos.
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February 15th, 2008 03:46 PM #28
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February 15th, 2008 03:49 PM #29
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February 15th, 2008 04:43 PM #30*reym
Those advantages you mentioned are exactly the same things I keep on my mind whenever ina-atake ng depression..hehehe Kailangan ko na talaga madaliin yung pagpapagawa ng ibang sira nito para magamit na. And yes, eye catcher talaga ang old school na nirestore. One time nakakita ko ng similar car na fully restored.. an lupet! mas gugustuhin ko yun kesa sa bagong kotse. Yun ang inspiration ko dito sa oto ko. And sir, please see my previous post about sira ng kotse ko, baka may mabigay ka pong tip sa kin. newbie here. Thanks!
*Hayward
Mukang ganun na nga kaya nya ko dini-discourage Sir. Pero sorry sya kasi mahal ko oto ko at may sentimental value to..hehe And yes, after ko mapagawa yung mga dapat ayusin for it to function properly, uunti-untiin ko na yung iba. Thanks talaga. and baka may mga tips ka dyan in maintaining this car.
*KBR
Thanks for the kind words. Pareho kayo ng sinasabi ng erpat ko. (mahilig din kasi yun sa old cars). Balita ko nga dati daw pinapangrally yung ganitong model.
TO ALL: Give me some tips naman and if please see my previous post sa sira ng oto ko, baka po may mga tips and suggestions kayo mga masters! Thanks talaga!
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