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Re: Junk, or the next generation?
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Posted by Nebraska Cowman on February 18, 2004 at 10:32:46 from (65.162.146.147):
In Reply to: Junk, or the next generation? posted by Scott on February 18, 2004 at 08:33:33:
maybe this is off topic but i was thinking the other day, with the technolgy that we have there is no reason we couldn't produce throw away cars that would run 100k and never do anything ecept put gasolene in them. keep the body style simple and they could be produced for less than $5000 i guess tractors could be the same way and maybe some if these imports are. when they wear out there will be noting left to fix. We live in houses built the same way. 2x4 rafters and plywood roof, what happens in 20 years when the shingles need replaced? will the sheating hold nails again? so you tear that off? what about those rafters? just bulldoze and start over. i think I'll keep my old tractors just in case.
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