Fred,
Maybe it depends on where you take your lady or your LBC. I had the pleasure
of meeting Mike near his home in Brooklyn, NY last year and following him (in
a torrential downpour) across Brooklyn, Manhattan Island, the Bronx, I-95,
and through everything NYC could throw at us. I saw potholes that would
literally swallow an LBC, hell-bound trucks on the Cross-Bronx Expressway,
ruts, rails, iron plates, bumps and every kind of highway mayhem you've seen
in the movies. I did not think my sturdy ol' Aerostar would make it. The idea
of dropping a halfshaft in the middle of the Roosevelt Expressway is a whole
different story from getting stuck in the normal world. He didn't drive his
LBC there and I don't think anyone else would either. I think both you and
Mike respect your cars too much to put them through that. I told Mike his
daily driver should be either a Humvee or a Checker Cab.
Tom Burke
80 Spit
In a message dated 01/02/2001 12:04:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
vafred@erols.com writes:
> Michael, I disagree 100%, these are very reliable cars, I would, and do take
> off and go anywhere, anytime I want, when these cars are properly maintained
> they will take care of you, when you leave loose exposed wires, untuned
> engines, dirty oil, just plain mistreatment, then you get what you deserve,
> do you think that AAA only has LBC owners as policy paying customers, not
> so. When you change the oil, "LOOK" under the hood at everything, only takes
> 2 minutes longer. Remember how "MOST" of these cars got their start in this
> world, that wild and "I don't give a damn" college freshman, because thats
> all his dad could afford to buy him, then comes the DPO and then you, so put
> it back together the right way and it is very reliabile. A very happy and
> contented women is usually the well dressed lady that most people are
> admiring, that goes for your LBC also. "FT"
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