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Re: Spitfire cost of ownership

To: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Subject: Re: Spitfire cost of ownership
From: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:25:53 -0600
My Spitfire is draining me. Then again I am restoring it at the moment :-)

Pat 63 Spitfire ( As I drive it through the years, its cost will go down)

"Simmons, Reid W" wrote:

> Gee, I have averaged about 1/10 that amount over the 20+ years I've had my
> Spitfire (~$120/year excluding gas and oil), and that includes the
> restoration that I am currently involved in.  It's the cheapest car I have
> ever owned, except for a '58 Volkswagen (my first car), which only needed a
> fan belt replacement in all the time I had it.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou [mailto:dougbert@rcn.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 5:57 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Shoping in the DC area; skip Motorhead and go to Mountjoy
>
> They also claim that you ought to budget $100/month for service of a
> Spitfire,
> which isn't so far from the truth, in my opinion...
>
> Doug
> '72 Spit


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