Ford/Volvo (was RE: [geeks] Lunchtime poll... who here is a s moker?

[Ken Hansen]

Peter,

By my count you are one Land Rover away from happiness (I'd suggest an older one, of course)...

Ken
(Past and current owner of: (in sequence)

1981 Ford Wagon
1985 Nissan 240sx
1967 Ford Mustang Convertible (still)
1971 Ford Mach 1 Fastback (great regret over having to give this up)
1989 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
1993 Chevy S-10 Blazer (4 door)
1983 Jeep Wagoneer
1997 Land Rover Discovery (still)

Wife's list (Kim):

198* Chevy Blazer (full size, 4x4)
198X Volvo 240 Sedan
1995 Volvo 850 Station Wagon
1997 Land Rover Discovery (she had it first)
2000 Volvo Cross Country Wagon (4x4) (still)



-----Original Message-----
From: Peter L. Wargo [mailto:pwargo at basenji.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 6:30 PM
To: 'geeks at sunhelp.org'
Subject: Ford/Volvo (was RE: [geeks] Lunchtime poll... who here is a
smoker?


On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> As for the car, yes - since you bought it *before* the line was owned
> by Ford (I assume), then it is still foreign. If after, well, it is
> debateable

It's a 2001 S40, so yes.  Actually, We've had a decent balance between
Chan & I: (*=current)

"American"
----------
Mercury Cougar (C)
Ford Escort Sedan (C)
Ford Escort Wagon (P)
Ford Escort Sedan (P)* (for sale)
Dodge Neon (P)
Ford F250 (P)
Jeep (1972) DJ-5 (P)
Chevy Van (in college for 4 weeks) (P)

"Japanese"
-------
Toyota 4Runner (C)*
Subaru Justy (P)
Nissan Sentra (C)
Subaru BRAT (P)
Toyota 4x4 (P)

"Other"
-------
VW Dasher (C)
Volvo S40 (P)*

"Bikes"
-------
Yamaha 175 (P)
Honda XL250 (P)
Honda CB500 (P)
Yamaha XS850 (P)
Yamaha XS400 (C)
Yamaha XS650 (C)
Kawasaki ZR-7 (P)* (see current pix:
http://www.basenji.com/~pwargo/bike/bikeside.jpg )

-Pete




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