(OT) things to say while woking on your car

[cwass99@rogers.com (cwass99@rogers.com)]

     Sorry, coach, but I really need to disagree here.  I grew up in Moto=
wn,
and I've worked on a large number of things made from Detroit Steel.  For=
 the
past 12 years I've also done all the work on my 8v.  As soon as you start
looking for (marginally) above average performance you're in for a lot of
seriously weird experiences.  You can spend days polishing the spacers to=
 get
that lovely new Holley Carb to fit under the hood (only off by about 1/32=
 of an
inch, but if the spacer isn't perfect...).  Or maybe you want to spend da=
ys at
the u-pullit looking for rear-end spiders that aren't pre-cracked?
     Yes there are some things the Deutsche dudes have gone out of their =
way to
irritate me with, but overall, life with my 'Rocco is a lot better than l=
ife
with a 1969 Dodge Coronet (looks like a Charger) :)   That and it's nice =
to
have an engine that can reasonably be expected to survive more than 20000=
0Km. =20

Cheers,
Colin


On 27-Mar-2002 Jorel Jackson wrote:
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> --- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> --- "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
>> > The best thing I've found is do some work on an
>> American car.  Then
>> > you will
>> > appreciate the German engineering soooo much more.
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>> Ooohh...I dunno.  Remember the split pulleys?=20
>> Needed shims to adjust
>> belt tension.  Not a good thing.  And no American
>> car I've ever owned -
>> and that's been a lot - has had such a horrific
>> electrical system as VW
>> (baaad grounds!).  Don't get me wrong, I love my
>> dubs, have had near a
>> dozen, all drivers...but reality is reality.
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>> Cheapass Ron
>> "Victor" '87 16V Scirocco
>> "Teufelhasen" '93 Cabby <-For sale
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>> If it ain't foggy, TURN OFF YOUR FOG LIGHTS.
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> Have to agree here, American cars have always seemed
> easier to work on. It goes back to WWII. The Sherman
> tank was far easier to work on than the Tiger or the
> Panther. But in a head-to-head match, which one would
> you rather drive?=20
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> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> Jorel Jackson
> web site:  http://geocities.com/jorel140/index.html
> 1987 16v & 1985 8v Sciroccos
> 2000 Neon ES
> Jaguar XK 180
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Cheers,
Colin

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