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Re: An Ethical Question

From ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar)
Newsgroups alt.fan.cecil-adams, misc.facts.straight-dope
Subject Re: An Ethical Question
Date 2016-05-12 16:17 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <6v4f0d-8qd.ln1@pc.home> (permalink)
References <0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>

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In article <0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill  <tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
> My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car.   The
> old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
> The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
> replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.

They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing _chain_ not a
timing _belt_.

> Looked at one but they want the pretty car.   I got
> rid of the salesman and encouraged them to get the less expensive one.
> It will give you the same number of miles at less than half the price.

> Should I have insisted that they not buy the pretty car?

They're old enough to make their own idiotic decisions.

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An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 13:01 -0700
  Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-12 13:38 -0700
    Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 13:52 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question Howard <howrd223@htmail.com> - 2016-05-12 21:22 +0000
        Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 14:47 -0700
          Re: An Ethical Question Howard <howrd223@htmail.com> - 2016-05-12 23:56 +0000
            Re: An Ethical Question Les Albert <lalbert1@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 18:13 -0700
              Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 18:23 -0700
  Re: An Ethical Question Tim Wright <tlwright6x@gmail.com> - 2016-05-12 15:39 -0500
    Re: An Ethical Question Lee Ayrton <layrton481@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 16:49 -0400
  Re: An Ethical Question bill van <billvan@delete.shaw.ca> - 2016-05-12 13:51 -0700
    Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 14:05 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-12 23:00 -0600
        Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-13 10:07 -0700
          Re: An Ethical Question "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-13 12:43 -0500
    Re: An Ethical Question Tim Wright <tlwright6x@gmail.com> - 2016-05-12 16:07 -0500
    Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-12 22:59 -0600
      Re: An Ethical Question Tim Wright <tlwright6x@gmail.com> - 2016-05-13 08:27 -0500
        Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-13 09:58 -0700
  Re: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-12 16:17 -0400
    Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 14:10 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-12 22:55 -0600
        Re: An Ethical Question Richard Hershberger <rrhersh@gmail.com> - 2016-05-13 05:49 -0700
          Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-13 09:57 -0700
            Re: An Ethical Question Richard Hershberger <rrhersh@gmail.com> - 2016-05-13 17:10 -0700
              Re: An Ethical Question Peter Boulding <pjbnews1@UNSPAMpboulding.co.uk> - 2016-05-14 03:14 +0100
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-13 19:47 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-13 19:49 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Lee Ayrton <layrton481@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 17:09 -0400
              Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-13 19:45 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Peter Boulding <pjbnews1@UNSPAMpboulding.co.uk> - 2016-05-18 00:16 +0100
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-17 17:52 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-17 17:56 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-17 18:02 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 23:11 -0700
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-17 23:26 -0700
            Re: An Ethical Question Lee Ayrton <layrton481@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 17:11 -0400
          Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-14 01:21 -0600
            Re: An Ethical Question Les Albert <lalbert1@aol.com> - 2016-05-14 10:13 -0700
        Re: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-13 13:07 -0400
        Re: An Ethical Question Fred Simons <fred.simons@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-05-14 05:23 -0700
          Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-14 09:37 -0600
            Re: An Ethical Question "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-05-14 12:17 -0500
              Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-14 21:11 -0600
                Honda Insights, was: An Ethical Question danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2016-05-15 03:33 +0000
                Re: Honda Insights, was: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-15 01:21 -0400
                Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-14 21:32 -0700
        Re: An Ethical Question Lee Ayrton <layrton481@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 17:20 -0400
          Re: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-15 20:39 -0400
            Re: An Ethical Question Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> - 2016-05-15 22:06 -0700
              Re: An Ethical Question "Rick B." <deepstblu@sprynet.com.aq> - 2016-05-16 10:41 +0000
      Re: An Ethical Question "Lesmond" <lesmond@verizon.net> - 2016-05-13 01:46 -0400
    Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-12 22:53 -0600
      Re: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-13 12:22 -0400
    Re: An Ethical Question Lee Ayrton <layrton481@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 17:21 -0400
      Re: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-15 20:30 -0400
      Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-16 01:44 -0600
  Re: An Ethical Question Les Albert <lalbert1@aol.com> - 2016-05-12 15:27 -0700
  Re: An Ethical Question Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> - 2016-05-12 21:25 -0700
    Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-13 10:15 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> - 2016-05-13 17:29 -0700
  Re: An Ethical Question hymie! <hymie@lactose.homelinux.net> - 2016-05-13 12:28 +0000
    Re: An Ethical Question Bill Turlock <BillTurlock@turlock.net> - 2016-05-13 09:55 -0700
    Re: An Ethical Question "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-05-15 19:59 +0100
  Re: An Ethical Question Lee Ayrton <layrton481@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 17:27 -0400
    Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-15 17:57 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> - 2016-05-15 18:42 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-16 01:46 -0600
  Re: An Ethical Question Shawn Wilson <ikonoqlast@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 16:41 -0700
    Re: An Ethical Question Les Albert <lalbert1@aol.com> - 2016-05-15 17:02 -0700
    Re: An Ethical Question Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> - 2016-05-15 22:08 -0700
      Re: An Ethical Question ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2016-05-16 11:59 -0400
        Re: An Ethical Question "Lesmond" <lesmond@verizon.net> - 2016-05-17 11:10 -0400

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