Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Coleman <LUNA5@prodigy.net>
To: peugeot@padui.org <peugeot@padui.org>; Philip R Glotfelty
<glotfelty@juno.com>
Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: American Car Mentality
>I agree completely with Philip and others about the importance of
>cleanliness of fluids in keeping the mechanicals in good order. My big
>question is how does one dispose of these fluids in an environmentally safe
>manner? My town, (Orange, CT), has a recycling center which accepts waste
>oil. However, they do not accept tranny fluid, brake fluid, power steering
>fluid, or used coolant. How do you guys deal with the waste?????
>(Especially, fellow Connecticut Lionhearts).
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Philip R Glotfelty <glotfelty@juno.com>
>To: peugeot@padui.org <peugeot@padui.org>
>Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 1:57 AM
>Subject: American Car Mentality
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>>Call it a mid-life crisis if you like, but I'm dealing with the issue of
>>keeping my Peugeots drivable and loveable for another ten years.
>>
>>What I'm finding interesting is how often the issue of keeping the car
>>clean comes up. It seems to be a truism - the cleaner you keep your car
>>the longer it lasts.
>>
>>Like most Americans, I've always thought keeping a car clean meant
>>washing and waxing the exterior and vacuuming the interior. But it's
>>quickly becoming apparent that keeping a car "well maintained" for the
>>long haul means keeping the engine compartment, underbody and fluids
>>clean as well.
>>
>>This lack of attention to anything other than the car's superifical
>>looks, seems to be endemic in American culture. When was the last time
>>anyone was ever overheard to say "Well it's springtime, time to change
>>my car's fluids, and have the underbody and engine compartment steam
>>cleaned". We just don't do it and then we're surprised when the body
>>starts to rust and components fail.
>>
>>I'm not sure if this is a result of the way Americans think, or if it was
>>just lazy thinking on my part, so a I thought I'd throw it out to the
>>group and get your reactions. Are Americans generally guilty of poor car
>>care? (Since our prevailing mentality seems to be - keep a car for 7
>>years and then trade it in) Are Europeans any more diligent than
>>Americans in keeping their entire cars clean?
>>
>>Thanks for your insights
>>Philip
>>89 405 DL 145,000mi
>>88 505 Turbo wagon 104,000mi
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