Well put, no flaming from this end. :-) --- Skagdrager@xxxxxxx wrote: > Sorry, Guys. But this is America. It's capitalism. > It ain't perfect, but it's > better than any other plan around. > Granny isn't "crazy for getting $1000 for an old > crappy 4dr; she's stupid if > she passes it up if she can get it. And just cause > she asks for $1000 doesn't > mean she'll get it. The market determines that. > Available used parts will get more and more scarce, > until there just aren't > any at all. And prices will go up and up. Has it > ever been any other way, > during your lifetime? Why expect anything else. We > are American men. We learn to > deal with adversity. If this hobby were easy, > everyone would do it. It's the > difficulty that makes it great! That's why we get > the "thumbs up" on the highway > from passersby. > The guy who owns a wrecking yard with old Mopars in > it has limited choices. > He has to show a profit or he has to close his > doors. Pay him what he needs and > it will be worthwhile for him to hang on to and part > out the Mopars; refuse > to pay him what he needs and he will either crush > them and make room for > something that has profit in it or he will hang on > to them so long that they will > cut his profitability and his business will go > under. And if he (or the people > on Ebay, or the guys reproducing parts) are greedy > and overprice their parts so > they never sell, then they are the losers again. And > in any of the above, you > lose; you don't get the parts. > I don't mind your complaining about it. I don't like > paying more either. I > look for bargains anywhere I can find them. > But let's not lie to ourselves and say that because > available parts are high > priced, or because we'll never get to buy the car we > had way back when, then > somebody out there is a dirty scum bag. > The older I get the more convinced I am that God > allowed man to invent the > automobile to teach him patience on multiple levels. > Let's not miss the valuable > lesson. > If I can't afford a Max Wedge (and I can't), then > let me find my joy in the > cool Valiant slant 6 within my reach. Heck, have I > forgotten that Thanksgiving > was only over last week? > Come on people now.........smile on your > brother.....everybody get together, > try to love one another right now. > > Sorry. I'd better end my sermon now because my > tongue is now poking all the > way through my cheek! > You guys are the best and I need you and appreciate > your help. May God bless > you all and may He help us all to find what we truly > need. > Paul > (For the flaming I am about to receive, may God make > me truly thankful.) Dennis '04 Ram Hemi __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs