Re: Antique vs modern?

Posted by PAULIH300 on March 01, 2005 at 17:37:03 from (152.163.101.13):

In Reply to: Antique vs modern? posted by deweed(TX) on March 01, 2005 at 10:14:37:

If something can last 50 years or more,it has to be good.No way todays stuff will last that long.2055? I dont think so!
If you are rich,buy new.If it breaks and you cant get parts for it (seems thats what happens with new stuff),sell it off and buy another one.Do that everytime its down and cant be fixed immediately.
Otherwise,buy an oldie carefully,spend a few extra bucks.Replace whatever it needs,and run it and care for it like it was super fragile (not saying they are of course),and it will outlive you.Possibly buy a 2nd tractor for spare parts or a spare running tractor in case the first one is down for a while.When you want to sell them off one day,they will sell....people will want to buy them.Not so with todays cookie cutter stuff.

I personally would like all new stuff(all the bells and whistles),not 1955 IH 300Us,1960s/1970s trucks..etc,but the minute they break and cause me trouble I would miss the old stuff thats served well for so long.Not all of us can be wealthy,nor do we aim to be,but knowing we have "vintage friends" that give us their all and ask for so little in return gives us a confident feeling that no rich kid with his '05 stuff could ever experience.

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