Not to be depressing, but I got all excited about performance mods when I got
the car 4 years ago.
Now after 4 years of rebuild, I can finally think about them again!!!!
But wahey, it was worth the wait!!
Cheers
Tim
PS Mike when I get a free weekend we should meet up again
Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
> In article <002a01c12aa3$2a578860$4ede4cd8@f3j3v6>, John and Chris
> <peacox1@bellsouth.net> writes
> >Well the wife is kinda strict for a while then she lightens up. I had
> >thousands in high performance parts in my 96 TA and she is just a little gun
> >shy. She has seen me go through a lot of cars and gets nervous when I start
> >another toy. Hell my TR8 was just un-Godly expensive, super fast, and
> >everytime I drove it I broke something(too much power).
> >
> >So my history shows a pattern of excess and she is just trying to keep me a
> >little more sane with this one.
>
> If you can agree that you are allowed to spend money on repairs, but not
> on performance upgrades (which seems a suitable compromise), then you
> should be fine.
>
> Since I got my Spit in February, I think I have probably spent about
> GBP1000 to replace parts that were missing or broken, and maybe
> GBP500-750 on labour. There are only three missing parts that I still
> have to find (the two seat catch handles and the rear trim for the
> hardtop), one major mechanical repair that needs doing (engine strip,
> re-bore if required, replacement of piston rings, rebuild), and a fair
> amount of bodywork de-rusting (most of which I will do myself), and then
> I can start thinking about performance upgrades (front springs, shocks
> etc.). In other words, on repair and maintenance alone, I am spending
> about GBP225 per month, and expect to do so for at least 12 months...
> Running an old car is not cheap - although my insurance is now GBP350 a
> year less than it was, and my car tax refund of GBP55 should arrive any
> day now!
>
> ATB
> --
> Mike
> Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
> http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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Tim Dafforn
University of Cambridge
Structural Medicine Unit
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
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