Miata Mailing List: August 1999, Message #393

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While a case could be made for STRONG lightweight wheels...  $500-600 on 
good tires could SAVE YOUR LIFE.  Add a little more for driver training... 

Will's point is well made.  It DOESN'T detract from the value of the 
Valentine 1.  There is a great deal of value to our lives and.... our 
cars...   collision=ca$h every bit as much as a ticket.

Ric Allan
Cridhe Treun 97M
Loveland, Ohio

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-----Original Message-----
From:	Ian McCloghrie [SMTP:ian@codrus.com]
Sent:	Monday, August 23, 1999 7:03 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Re: radar detectors

On Aug 23, 1999 "Will Brown" wrote:
> "interesting" that the subject of radar detectors brings out so many
> ardent supporters of the "buy the best or don't bother", while I
> rarely if ever hear folks advocating outright with no
> ifs-ands-or-buts going out and dropping $2,000 on wheels and an equal
> amount on shocks, which might begin to come close to the best you can
> buy.

Well, spending $400 on a V-1 can save you, oh, $4000 over three years
in insurance and fines.  $2000 on wheels isn't going to save you
$20,000 in a similar fashion, so I'm not sure that the two are
directly comparable.

--Ian
'99 Emerald Mica LP