| Bob - Automobile History |
| I purchased my fist car as a Junior in High School - a new 1970 Ford "Maverick" with two options - Carpet (instead of rubber mats) and Wheel Covers (instead of hub caps). That car got me through High School, College, and into my first job at Tampa Electric. After 7 years and 98,000 miles, I sold it for half of what I had purchased it for new. |
| My second car was a 1976 Datsun 280Z which I also purchased new. That car lasted 24 YEARS and 180,000 miles. It was "totalled" in an accident in August 2000. |
| My third car was a 1997 Mazda Miata, which I'm still driving. It was purchased after coming off a 3-year lease with less than 24,000 original miles. It is a FUN car. Debbie and I enjoy putting the top down and driving around with an "oldies" radio station playing. |