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Originally Posted by dzervit
Continuing on the logic of less power less accidents... why would you even give her a car in the first place? She can buy one with her own damn money. Give her a new huffy to peddle her **** to her job. Problem solved for like $200.
Damn D....No wonder they charged you so much for your 30k.....no one should EVER pay more than $50 for a Huffy.....
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You should have taken that $6K and bought a dictionary for yourself. 
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Originally Posted by wstahlm80
Damn D....No wonder they charged you so much for your 30k.....no one should EVER pay more than $50 for a Huffy.....
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Originally Posted by dzervit
Yeah, but you gotta bling it out for her at least. I mean, what are parents for? I was generous in my estimate, but in reality I have no idea what a Huffy costs... last bike I bought was $900 or so (Canondale).
Actually D, you were right on! New Huffys are around $200. **** isn't cheap anymore
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Originally Posted by dzervit
Yeah, but you gotta bling it out for her at least. I mean, what are parents for? I was generous in my estimate, but in reality I have no idea what a Huffy costs... last bike I bought was $900 or so (Canondale).
must have been a LONG time ago.... that or its a basic hard tail.
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Originally Posted by vader716
yea give em a 4 cyc tin can...wonder if she'd have more than a broken finger.
A 4 cyc can still hit 90 MPH on a back road just like a V8
A 4 cyc can still hit 90 MPH on a back road just like a V8
You are so very correct, and your point is?
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Originally Posted by dzervit
Continuing on the logic of less power less accidents... why would you even give her a car in the first place? She can buy one with her own damn money. Give her a new huffy to peddle her **** to her job. Problem solved for like $200.
EXACTLY!
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Huffy's are in the $90 to $110 range at the moment. You could get a 50's Huffy(Huffman) for $200, then spend another 150 bucks making it ridable. Not pretty, but ridable.
As for the safety of a rotary engine, it's the car it's in not the engine. I got in plenty of trouble in my wife's 82 RX-7. Never wrecked it, but it did scare me a few times by dirfting unexpectedly. My driving had a lot to do with it of course.
That was one lucky daughter to get such a nice vehicle. Until I got my truck all I had were junkers which I paid for myself. I think your daughter should buy the next one herself as well. It would teach her the value of something that expensive. Meanwhile she can ride a bike, that's one thing I agree on. Look up the statistics on accidents with multiple teens in the car, they go up. WAY up!,,,,98
http://shopping.yahoo.com/b:Huffy:30996398
As for the safety of a rotary engine, it's the car it's in not the engine. I got in plenty of trouble in my wife's 82 RX-7. Never wrecked it, but it did scare me a few times by dirfting unexpectedly. My driving had a lot to do with it of course.
That was one lucky daughter to get such a nice vehicle. Until I got my truck all I had were junkers which I paid for myself. I think your daughter should buy the next one herself as well. It would teach her the value of something that expensive. Meanwhile she can ride a bike, that's one thing I agree on. Look up the statistics on accidents with multiple teens in the car, they go up. WAY up!,,,,98
http://shopping.yahoo.com/b:Huffy:30996398
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I restored a 1965 Galaxy hardtop for my daughter. She had one of the coolest rides in school. It had a mild cam, Holley 4 barrel, shift kit and a 390. It was lowered a couple of inches all the way around(about 2 inches lower in the front than the rear) and had some great wheels, and it was painted IROC blue with a tuck and roll interior. I chose a Galaxy because it was a lead sled and anything that hit it would suffer more damage than it did. I taught her to drive sensibly, when to go fast and when to go slow. She is 34 now and has never had a wreck. I swapped her a restored 66 Mustang Fastback for that Galaxy, drove it a couple of years, then sold it. Sure would like to have it back.
Glad no one was seriously hurt in your daughter's wreck.
Glad no one was seriously hurt in your daughter's wreck.
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From: Pikesville, MD
Originally Posted by oldnnew
You are so very correct, and your point is?
seriously....you're killing me....no wait that'd be your kids.
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What a shame...able to afford what looks like at least 3 nice vehicles in the driveway and can't spell a single word. I could only wish I could afford 3 vehicles......
On another note, i'm glad your daughter and her friends were not badly hurt.
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On another note, i'm glad your daughter and her friends were not badly hurt.
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From: Houston, by way of every major city in America.
Originally Posted by valley818
50's Huffy Single Speed
$79.64 at Wally-mart
By 50's, I meant NINETEEN 50's(1950)
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Originally Posted by PhillipSVT
must have been a LONG time ago.... that or its a basic hard tail.