Re: [Amc-list] AMC Spare

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Mark Price wrote:

> All things considered that's a darned good price!

Yeah, that's what I figured. And no griping about having to work
on something old, or treating it like it didn't really matter.
I did clean the car, and power-washed the engine and chassis
very clean.  I keep it clean anyways; I figure when they see me
roll in, they often assume the worst, but when the car's on a
lift everythin is clean, no caked grease at all, new fasteners
and paint-pen dates on a lot of parts. I generally get good
work done. It makes a huge difference in the attitude of the
people who work on it (trans, oil changes, exhaust, tires is
all I don't do at home).

> My wife's secretary had a used trans put in her Honda something or other. Cost her $1500 with a 90 day warranty for parts only! No labor covered to install a replacement if the used one failed again! She called all over town and a rebuild was $2000+ and she didn't have the money. That sucks!

Late model stuff is far too complicated, to hide all the
car-ness and mechanical reality from video-game drivers. it's
more energy efficient often, but too complicated to properly
or cost-effectively maintain. Buy new, use it up, throw away
consumer society. Eh.

>  I'd drive it very gently if it's shifting soft till the shop can make some adjustments and make sure things are OK. No sense in burning anything up.

Yeah, I pulled hard-ish twice to feel it, but otherwise taking
it very easy. Will go ask them tomorrow (day off).

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