DICKJEEP@aol.com wrote:
>
> Like Daryl says, Detroit just doesn't want all of those excess vehicles on
> the road. They don't want you to get your hands on a good used vehicles
> cheap! They want to sell you one. They want to take your money, not let you
> give it back to the government. The government can get some more money from
> the stupid taxpayers!
> When WWII was over I stood on the flight deck of the USS Hancock and watched
> the jeeps roll off the cliffs in Guam, into the deep, never to be brought
> back stateside to be driven by a veteran. Detroit wanted to get back to
> civilian production and keep those old military vehicles off of the streets.
> It broke my heart to watch those jeeps hit the ocean, I wanted to bring one
> home! No such luck. I had to stand in line like everybody else for a new car
> after the war and wait for Detroit to meet the demand, and pay full price
> plus a bonus because they let you have one. Give me a break! I wouldn't pay
> the bonus, so I wound up with a used car instead!
>
> Dick