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A $3K car now would be lightyears better than a car you could buy for $700 in 1980. It'd probably be better than a car you could buy for $10K in 1980. Car technology and reliability is so far ahead of what it was back then that you may only be able to buy a very high-mileage (150K) car in that range, at least as I search autotrader for cars in that range w/in 100 miles of where I live in SoCal. But it'll still be better than FF's 1970 Nova.

I can honestly say none of my cars(mostly beaters) left me by the side of the road back in the day.At one time or another I had 10-11 yr old Impala I drove over 2yr, a 6 yr old 6cl.Nova i drove 4 yrs then an 11 yr old Dart I drove for 3 yrs,then a 7 yr old Grand Prix I drove for 3 yrs then a 8 yr old Rabbit i drove for 2yrs. The last one had fuse box problems so but I carried fuses and popped them back in. Tires were the problem seems at least 1-2x a yr there would be flat. up to about the 90's. Bought a brand new Corolla then and had that for 16 yrs - rust got it

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Salem Witch Trials Begin (1692)
Viewed by many to be the result of a period of factional infighting and religious hysteria, the witch trials of Puritanical Salem Village, Massachusetts, led to the executions of 20 people—15 women and five men—and the imprisonment of approximately 150 accused witches. Even after the trials ended, people who had previously been found not guilty of witchcraft remained in prison, held until they paid their jail fees.

Texas Independence Day is tomorrow.

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Boston Massacre (1770)
Many Bostonians resented the heavy British military presence in their city during the late 1700s, and the soldiers' enforcement of the unpopular Townshend Acts merely exacerbated the tense situation. On March 5, 1770, soldiers opened fire on an aggressive, rioting civilian mob, killing five men. The Boston Massacre, as it became known, fueled the anti-British sentiment that culminated in the American Revolutionary War. Which future US president served as the troops' defense lawyer?

"Freedom Fries"

"Freedom fries" was a short-lived name used by some in the US for French fries after France resisted condoning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In March, 2003, all references to French fries and French toast on the menus of restaurants run by the House of Representatives were removed. By July 2006, however, the move had been reversed.