Comments on: Goodbye to the Gas-Guzzling 500SL http://myenergypal.com/gas-guzzling-500sl/ Save energy - Save money Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:58:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rosalind Gardner http://myenergypal.com/gas-guzzling-500sl/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Rosalind Gardner Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:33:37 +0000 http://www.myenergypal.com/?p=455#comment-48 Hi Patricia, I hear ya. But think of the old girl as an organ donator... keeping all those other old Celica's alive. :-) Cheers, Ros Hi Patricia,

I hear ya. But think of the old girl as an organ donator… keeping all those other old Celica’s alive. :-)

Cheers,
Ros

]]> By: Rosalind Gardner http://myenergypal.com/gas-guzzling-500sl/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Rosalind Gardner Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:32:10 +0000 http://www.myenergypal.com/?p=455#comment-47 Ah Ruth, You wouldn't have wanted that car. Way to expensive to drive and fix. Trust me, I thought about raffling it off, but thought it best that it should go to those guaranteed to be mechanically inclined. :-) Cheers, Ros Ah Ruth,

You wouldn’t have wanted that car. Way to expensive to drive and fix. Trust me, I thought about raffling it off, but thought it best that it should go to those guaranteed to be mechanically inclined. :-)

Cheers,
Ros

]]> By: Rosalind Gardner http://myenergypal.com/gas-guzzling-500sl/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Rosalind Gardner Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:30:45 +0000 http://www.myenergypal.com/?p=455#comment-46 Hi Travis, Thanks... felt much better to donate it than sell it for a penny on the buck. As for "greener" vehicle, I also had a 'spare' Mercedes in the garage, i.e. the one I've driven since 2003. :-) If I were trading in for a town vehicle, I'd go for a Prius... but we use the SUV to haul the T@B, so a Prius wouldn't be much good in that case. Still waiting for hydrogen! Cheers, Ros Hi Travis,

Thanks… felt much better to donate it than sell it for a penny on the buck.

As for “greener” vehicle, I also had a ‘spare’ Mercedes in the garage, i.e. the one I’ve driven since 2003. :-)

If I were trading in for a town vehicle, I’d go for a Prius… but we use the SUV to haul the T@B, so a Prius wouldn’t be much good in that case.

Still waiting for hydrogen!

Cheers,
Ros

]]> By: Travis Hubbard http://myenergypal.com/gas-guzzling-500sl/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Travis Hubbard Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:54:11 +0000 http://www.myenergypal.com/?p=455#comment-45 Hi Rosalind, Awesome use of a vehicle you no longer really use, but I'm wondering what sort of "greener" car you plan on driving now. I've had a look at a few hybrids and am thinking that just a plain old Honda Civic 4-banger getting 30+ mpg might be a "greener" option. What do you think? Best Wishes for 2010! Travis Hi Rosalind,

Awesome use of a vehicle you no longer really use, but I’m wondering what sort of “greener” car you plan on driving now. I’ve had a look at a few hybrids and am thinking that just a plain old Honda Civic 4-banger getting 30+ mpg might be a “greener” option. What do you think?

Best Wishes for 2010!

Travis

]]> By: Lisa Marie Mary http://myenergypal.com/gas-guzzling-500sl/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Lisa Marie Mary Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:20:16 +0000 http://www.myenergypal.com/?p=455#comment-44 That's totally awesome that you did that, though, Rosalind! I can totally empathize with the pain of letting it go. I, too, get attached to vehicles like that. (You wouldn't believe the two that hurt the most to get rid of...haha! A '79 Delta 88 and a '78 Ford F150 - gawd, I miss both of those so much! Well, and I recently read about the Papa John's guy searching down his old Camero and buying it back - would love to have my 'Lizzie' back. My very first car - an '84 Sentra. Loved that car. You're awesome, Ros - for donating it!! My brother donated his motorcycle a couple years ago to an employee in need. It was hard for him to let it go, but, the reward in helping that guy out was worth it! (And boy, was his wife ever happy! LOL!!) That’s totally awesome that you did that, though, Rosalind! I can totally empathize with the pain of letting it go. I, too, get attached to vehicles like that. (You wouldn’t believe the two that hurt the most to get rid of…haha! A ’79 Delta 88 and a ’78 Ford F150 – gawd, I miss both of those so much! Well, and I recently read about the Papa John’s guy searching down his old Camero and buying it back – would love to have my ‘Lizzie’ back. My very first car – an ’84 Sentra. Loved that car.

You’re awesome, Ros – for donating it!! My brother donated his motorcycle a couple years ago to an employee in need. It was hard for him to let it go, but, the reward in helping that guy out was worth it! (And boy, was his wife ever happy! LOL!!)

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