tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post2880667936340024295..comments2023-10-25T03:22:30.728-06:00Comments on Ragamuffin Studies: A Tale of a Burned Out ClutchElisheva Hannah Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-92152964983796908802009-07-20T19:25:57.925-06:002009-07-20T19:25:57.925-06:00Ah, yes, I can relate! In the pre-cellphone days,...Ah, yes, I can relate! In the pre-cellphone days, we drove a succession of cast off cars given us by relatives. I remember coasting down hill in a dying blue (Rambler?) station wagon of uncertain vintage with no AC and the heater on all the time in 90 degree summer heat to keep the engine from exploding. With three children under 4 in car seats in back and simply praying that when we came to a halt we would be somewhere near a garage with a phone. Luckily we came to a halt right outside one of the rare ones in the wilds of NH. <br /><br />These days, we drive somewhat newer cars as we are frequently driving in places miles and miles from potential help. Our cellphones are frequently useless because of all the deadzones where we mostly visit. <br /><br />Glad everything turned out alright for you. It is so much fun test-driving new cars. So pleasant to be so well treated by car salesmen and to imagine what one might get. <br /><br />I am very happy with a 2009 VW Jetta turbodiesel I got last summer that gets over 40 mpg on the highway. Especially now that diesel is cleaner, and finally cheaper again (where we are)than regular. Drives like a dream (we were on a list for a Prius which took too long to arrive, after the old car died, so we got this one)Retrieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036341287285545932noreply@blogger.com