[Leica] Re: Is the M8 the Edsel of cameras?

[jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)]

Marc,

Appreciate your wife and keep depreciating the car.  Remind her that the
money you don't spend on a new vehicle can be invested in her culinary and
lapidary delight.

The VW Van prices have jumped considerably these days, so much so that you
may be better off finding something else that's vintage, capacious and fun.
Try $30K or more for a 17 window van in decent restored shape!  

On the other hand, a mid-60s Volvo B210 panel delivery truck is still quite
reasonable.  Some friends imported one from Sweden a few years ago--it had
been converted into a hearse!  They created a bumper sticker for it, which
remains a favorite: "Die Safely".

Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Marc
James Small
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:49 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Is the M8 the Edsel of cameras?

At 11:32 PM 12/18/2006, Jim Shulman wrote:
 >The piano in the living room is an essential part of good living.  So is a
 >first-rate stereo system.
 >A Leica is an investment in a lifetime of great photography.
 >An everyday car is a tin can that gets your rump to the Wal-Mart (and
often
 >a rendez-vous with a shopping cart.)
 >
 >Best,
 >Jim Shulman
 >Bryn Mawr, PA
 >Who is the proud owner of a '95 Corolla with only 130,000 miles, as well
as
 >a '95 Subaru Legacy wagon with just 250,000 miles.

You folks are such car nuts, and I am 
impressed!  In 1992, I sold a IIIc K and invested 
the funds in a 1984 Audi 4000S.  This is still my 
daily driver, with 250K (250,000 miles = 
400,000km) on the clock, and good for at least 
another 100,000 miles (160,000km).  Some cars 
were meant to be driven, and such is my 
Clytemnestra.  My wife is horrified that I don't 
want to buy something newer, but why?  If I got 
another car, it would be something like a '58 VW van.

As is the case with the M8:  sometimes, holding 
on to what works for you is the best thing to do.

Now, if I won the Lottery this evening, I 
probably would invest some of my winnings, in that '58 VW van.

I'm just strolling down that Yellow Brick Road of life.

Marc


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