Posted by Paulie (IP: 63.21.253.92) on March 12, 2000 at 09:37:11:
Car talk mail bag.....
I heard you speaking on your show about something that David
Brank...Branch...Branksomething said about "Automotive Indigence"
For SHAME!!! Don't you realize that what you think of as "indigence"
is really Automotive Courage and Nobility? Think about it this way. For
weeks, maybe months, your car has been SUFFERING in brave,
noble SILENCE, while you drive on and on with a big, stupid smile on
your face! It KNOWS you don't have the money for expensive repairs
just yet, so, like a brave little soldier, it IGNORES the pain of worn
parts, leaky gaskets, dripping fluids just to make YOUR life easier!
Then, when its money sensor sees that you've suddenly come into
money, it decides NOW is the time to bother you for repairs!
EXACTLY as it should be! HOW would you feel if it started pulling up
lame just when you're deep in debt, down to your last can of beans,
and your creditors are ringin' the phone off the hook? Think about
THAT, you jerks!
Charles Coleman