Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:38:17 -0500 From: "C.R. Krieger" <7ef1mm$nrm$1nopsamsc01.worldnet.att.net>... >A '71 Bavaria was the absolute worst car I ever owned. It blew a head gasket >at 86,000 miles despite meticulous maintenance (head bolts torqued every >30k, etc.) Apparently your meticulous maintenance didn't keep you from overheating it somehow. Ever manage to change the coolant while you were messing with your torque wrench? >After dropping $3,000 for a new head and pistons Guess they saw you coming. Had you noticed the temp gauge spiraling to its top, though, you might have stopped in time to deal only with a slightly warped head and a gasket replacement. The pistons were YOUR fault. >And the trailing throttle oversteer on that car could be very "entertaining" >with company on board. This is kind of how BMW drivers tend to regard terminal FWD oversteer in SAABs. > >When my '88 9000T isn't fast enough, I just hop into my Cessna 182... That would mean you've got several thousand hours up there, right? ;^) -- C.R. Krieger "Ignore 'em, m'dear, they're beneath your dignity." -W.C. Fields
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