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Over The Hill 200

posted by  rcsammy on  Sun Dec 7 16:25 CST 2003
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We are here. Have been working on my own cars since 1970 and not ready to quit yet.First car was Simca "Mille"(1000)that I got at 15 (1970) before I was able to even get a drivers license. I worked as a mechanic, mostly on European imports from 1973 until 1988 when I had to "retire" to a less physically demanding job. I hate to have ANYONE do anything to any of my familys' vehicles. Don't like to go behind and fix someone elses screwups. Last major screwup was when wife took '87 Toyota 4WD snowmobile for tire replacement. Idiot torqued two front wheel studs off. Not a fun job to fix. Been looking into tire machine.
It might take me three(four....) times as long to do something but I have backup vehicles that allow me to do stuff at my own pace. I try to plan ahead and keep a rigorous preventive maintenance schedule. I have had ONE new car, that lasted a year until I rolled it. "Junkers since '74"!!! Have your wife take a look here and see that there ARE others that prefer not to let "Joe Blow" work on our stuff. If you are crazy then we all are. My wife has no problem with my garage time, especially when I point out how much MONEY stays in our bank account. She really appreciates how she can depend on what she and our children drive. I have her a "new" 1987 744(240K)sitting in garage, that I spent most of summer refitting. Keep at it until they pry that wrench from your cold dead hand!






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