[smittycrusher]

GREAT thread. I am actually getting ready to downsize to only one 80. Not because of anything more than my wife being pregnant and is/will have trouble getting herself and the baby in and out of the LX (of course i did just lift it b/c I am a jerk I guess). I am going to take the LX as my DD and sell the white 93' (my current DD). My 93' came factory withiout running boards so switching out with her would still not help much. We have decided to get a sedan (we will keep it in Mr. T's family) for her. I am looking forward to getting much better gas mileage out of her car! Having 2 80's results in a vey expensive gas bill every month. I look at it as a trade off to drive the greatest vehicle ever produced. Others may not be ready for that. I also would be very nervous about having 2 if I were not learning to wrench some. A lot of the maint. costs are offset by doing it myself. If I had to have someone else do it, I don't think I would want to try to keep up (e.g. 2 sets of O2 sensors, 2 PHHs, 2 plugs/wires, 2 rotor/dist. cap, a bunch of Mobil 1, 2 radiator flushes, 2 t-cse/diff. oil changes, etc. this year). After paying for labor my whole life I am very happy to save that coin now.

Great rigs need great parts, great parts need great design/manufacturing, great design--on and on until you get to $. Luckily we have a great way to offset some of that (learn to wrench and feed Dan's dogs at a discount).

Smit