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One man's trash.
Dec. 13th, 2005 06:56 pmMy uncle used to drive a 1984 Honda Accord. He bought a new car and gave the Honda to my dad. Later Dad bought a new car and gave the Honda to me. Up to the day I moved back to Orange County in September, I was still using it to get around, as beat up as it was by then. I did not, however, try to drag it south with me (no way it would have lasted through a 300+ mile drive), so it's been sitting at my parents' unused for over three months now.
About the only advantage that car had was that, as an '84, it wasn't built with later environmental regulations in mind, and therefore wasn't required to follow said regulations (got less stringent smog checks, etc.) But someone in Sacramento apparently decided enough was enough, and Mom got a call a few days ago. It seems, in an effort to get as many of these health hazards off the road as possible, the California DMV is making offers on all of them. Mine came in at over double the Blue Book value.
I remind you that I'm not driving it and neither parent needs it. You'd better believe I'm taking the offer.
About the only advantage that car had was that, as an '84, it wasn't built with later environmental regulations in mind, and therefore wasn't required to follow said regulations (got less stringent smog checks, etc.) But someone in Sacramento apparently decided enough was enough, and Mom got a call a few days ago. It seems, in an effort to get as many of these health hazards off the road as possible, the California DMV is making offers on all of them. Mine came in at over double the Blue Book value.
I remind you that I'm not driving it and neither parent needs it. You'd better believe I'm taking the offer.
