I think that it means "Yahoo! This guy has more money than brains! Mercedes
= moola!"
Laura
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
----- Original Message -----
From: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: Patrick Bowen <pabowen@mediaone.net>; Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>;
<Laura.G@141.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:28 AM
Subject: RE: LBC prejuduce sure stings... (long)
>
> Places that cater to foreign cars often times mean...." I think people
that
> own foreign cars are too ignorant to realize that I can bodge up their car
> and charge them out the wazoo for the privilege."
>
> I took my original tonneau cover to an auto upholstery shop to get the
> zipper replaced. He said he was afraid he would mess up the whole tonneau
> by removing the zipper. I'm glad he told me he wasn't up to the task, but
> it didn't seem like this was something highly out of the ordinary for his
> line of work.
>
> Terry Banbury
> Mk III
>
> > ----------
> > From: Laura.G@141.com[SMTP:Laura.G@141.com]
> > Reply To: Laura.G@141.com
> > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:27 PM
> > To: Patrick Bowen; Jeff McNeal
> > Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: LBC prejuduce sure stings... (long)
> >
> >
> > > Jeff, what you have run into is what I call the production shop
> > mentality.
> > > These shops are production, by that they mean they are basically a get
> > em
> > > fixed and get em out place so the insurance (guaranteed paycheck) can
> > pay
> > > them. The fact that your car is over 30 years old means that almost
no
> > > insurance agency would ever repair a car that old, so they are not
used
> > to
> > > doing them. It is easier to replace crunched and dented panels than
it
> > is
> > > to fix rust and do a proper complete repaint. Truth be told,
insurance
> > is
> > > their bread and butter.
> >
> > Isn't this what I've been talking about? ;-)
> > And it's the vast majority of mechanics (even the ones who advertise
> > "Foreign Cars") and shops nowadays.
> >
> > > There is another type of shop that does this type of work, I forget
the
> > > proper name, lets just say restoration shop. They tend to be very
> > > expensive.
> >
> > They are called restoration shops-and they are expensive. They are
people
> > who are usually masters at what they do. (Most 'production shop' guys
> > wouldn't
> > be able to get work in these places-and if they do-they don't last
long!)
> > And they are
> > very devoted to what they do.
> >
> > >A proper show quality paint job on one of our cars would
> > > probably cost in the $2500 to $5000 range
> >
> > Yep!
> >
> > > Will you win concourse with it, probably
> > > only at really small shows, but it will look really nice to you and
your
> > > friends. And you will be happy.
> >
> > And you be able to ENJOY your car more, I think. I have a beautiful
> > and VERY expensive paint job on Nigel-and I don't always sleep at night
> > because of it! Not to mention when I go to the grocery store...I could
go
> > on!
> >
> > > Patrick Bowen
> > > Square Tail Spit Owner and PROUD of it!!!
> >
> > All Right Patrick!!!!!
> >
> > Laura G.-another Square Tail Spit Owner and PROUD of it!!!!
> >
> > (Would that be St. Sop? )
> >
> > Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> >
> >
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