06-09-2008, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hamilton, NZ
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Originally Posted by MrT
Just my perspective here....Dark_Soul has repented of his parsimony, but others may also benefit from the following exercise: Imagine a beautiful day, wind in your face, driving down the road in a Spider with no fuel fumes in your nose or eyes. Or in those of your lady, sitting next to you with adoring eyes and soft hands. Then consider how many of those hours you might spend otherwise, sitting in your garage alone trying to cobble together a $15 fix in place of a $36 part. Kind of makes it seem futile, no?
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The other night, I had images of rolling down the road in my 164, sun glinting off the glossy, stone-chip-free bonnet, and maybe even someone special (yet to be searched for/found) in the passenger's seat.
Yesterday I bought a $1500 air compressor, $500 spraygun, and spent another $500 on various air hoses, fittings, and a D/A sander. My 164 itself only cost $1000.
Now you can imagine me shattering the peace of the neighbourhood, burning through expensive winter electricity, toiling dilgently by myself in pursuit of a decent paintjob.
This has nothing to do with fuel leaks, but I thought it may serve as a similar reminder of 'expenditure gone wrong'. 
-Alex
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'91 164 3L V6 Manual, green, '01 Punto Sporting CVT, yellow, '88 Uno Turbo, white
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