Autoblog Drives a '15 Yaris ...

[NYC-SE]

Originally Posted by Kar98

Well, the base Jetta is only $1,685 more expensive than the base Yaris and you get a whole lot more car, both in quality and quantity.

More quality, really? I came from a VW Golf, which is supposed to be their "quality" model here in US. The cost was much higher than the Yaris and the quality was much lower. Just too many problems with VW product and service.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by bronsin

I ran my 1980 Motobecane $500 21 pound 10 speed into the back of a car at 5 mph in 94 and bent the frame.

I have a '75 Motobecane Nomade. :) (I should get on it once and a while!) :D

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I have a '75 Motobecane Nomade. :) (I should get on it once and a while!) :D

Really! I had the Grand Jubilee. Very light and a very stiff frame with expensive components. $500 was a lot of money for a bicycle in 1979.

Gosh the bikes today are so much better though.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I have a '75 Motobecane Nomade. :) (I should get on it once and a while!) :D

I have an '83 Miyata 912. Same sentiment .

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Gosh the bikes today are so much better though.

Agreed. Heck, I bought a Schwinn Moab mountain bike back in 2000, and paied $800 for it. It's a pretty nice bike, but didn't have disc brakes or some other higher-end components. Now, you can go to Toys R Us and get bike with disc brakes for $150!

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Agreed. Heck, I bought a Schwinn Moab mountain bike back in 2000, and paied $800 for it. It's a pretty nice bike, but didn't have disc brakes or some other higher-end components. Now, you can go to Toys R Us and get bike with disc brakes for $150!

Toys R US bike?

[BLKHILLSGUY]

I have a $1500 Specialized mountain bike that has been hung in the garage for 2 yrs. Just no time with nursing school. Neighbor always asks to borrow it. And the answer is always "no."

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by BLKHILLSGUY

I have a $1500 Specialized mountain bike that has been hung in the garage for 2 yrs. Just no time with nursing school. Neighbor always asks to borrow it. And the answer is always "no."

A fraternity brother and old roommate of mine started working (off the books) at the tire center his dad owned when he was about 10 years old. They both kept track of how many hours he worked. He and his dad had an arrangement. His dad wouldn't pay him directly, but when my friend decided to cash in, his dad would buy him x level of car commensurate with the total number of hours he had worked over the years. He decided to cash in when he was between 20-22...can't remember exactly. His parents paid for his college and gave him an old family car to drive at school. When my friend cashed in, hid dad bought him a new SAAB 900. This didn't use up all of his 'credits' because he also got a $4,000.00 racing bicycle at the same time (this was in the mid 1980's).

My point....his sage mindset re that bicycle mirrors your sage mindset toward your Specialized....he ALSO would NEVER let a neighbor ride that bicycle !