> As you say you are not married, let me set you straight on one thing. The
> Triumph restoration capable of consuming the same amount of money as even
a
> barely competent woman has yet to be created. I give the following
> comparisons:
>
> Fancy Alloy valve cover = $100 (covers top of engine, great looks last a
> lifetime)
> Fancy female wash & cut = $85 (covers top of head, Great looks last 48
> hours, repeat once each month)
>
> New Italian tires on four wheels = $400 (One set required every 4-5 years)
> New Italian shoes on two feet = $400 (25 sets required initially, 5/year
> ongoing)
>
> Complete 8 coat paint job = $5000 (stunning looks for 10 years if
polished)
> 1 fur coat = $5,000-$15,000 (lasts 10 years at $150 storage/year, but
called
> "that old rag" after fashion changes every 4 years)
>
> Ahh, but you say "Oh cynic, you are talking about maintenance; The entry
> cost of a car is high, not so a woman, Surely only a few movies and a
dinner
> or two are required to get a woman". And so the response to this is:
>
> Perfect condition restored TR6 = $14,000 (redone top to toe ready to look
> fantastic for decades with maintenance involving polishing rags and oil
> changes)
> One 1.5 carat solitaire diamond engagement ring = $20,000 (on hand of
woman
> that will begin to let herself go 10 days after honeymoon, maintenance
> involves $1000/day helath spas and plastic surgery)
>
> And so I leave it to you to decide which is the more expensive. All I can
> say is that if I took the money invested in the woman and instead put it
> into restoring machinery, the type of Spitfire I could drive would be the
> one with wings not just four wheels.
>
> Mark Hooper
> 1972 TR6 and wife with 150 pairs of Italian shoes (that I know of)
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Mark, before this I had always thought of you as a rather smart fella (still
do on car subjects), your feelings about a fine lady are what I call ====
"Mental Masterbation"===== "FT"
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