Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:40:53 +0100 From: Sleeker GT Phwoar <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: I'm very tempted.
In article <42d76779$0$30396$db0fefd9nospam.zen.co.uk>, grunffnospam.com=20 says... > James Sweet wrote: >=20 > > Baffles me how cheap even projects can be, if that was left hand drive = it'd > > fetch $800-$1000 easy in my area, even in it's current condition. A car= in > > good cosmetic condition is worth that much even if the drivetrain is > > completely shot. >=20 > <rant> <Valid but snipped> > So when a car reaches a point of requiring a few hundred =A3's work just= =20 > to get it back to being worth a few hundred =A3s, very few people would= =20 > bother with it. >=20 > </rant> You aren't wrong, I think I'm just about the only person who does=20 anything more than top up the washer bottle round out way. Our house is the only one with oily tarmac patch anyway (some leaks,=20 some spills while changing (cleaned up but left staining)). I've done everything just about, on the various cars I've had, that can=20 be done of the outside of the engine/Interior of the car. I always get=20 comments, normally positive, from neighbours as they walk past "You can=20 do mine when you are done" (normally polishing), or "Or you do love that=20 car "(when upto my elbows in manky oil, crawling on the floor). --=20 Carl Robson Car PC Build starts again. http://smallr.com/rz Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com