69 Capecod said:
Now Pakrat
Why didnt you sit me down and give me that lesson befroe I bought my first mustang. Now I am looking for a 2 mustang and still working on my first one. if somone smacked me in the head before I bought the first one I would have a lot more money in my pocket. LOL
Lol, hey man, I didn't know you BEFORE you got the stang, lol.
Knownrider, I can totally appreciate that and as I said, to each his own, we all have different methods of how we learn, I am speaking from experience though. I wanted my car since I was 16, it took me 16 more years before I got it though, that was not due to a lack of means either, it was the paitent plan to be sure my hard earned money went to the
RIGHT car, not just
A car. When I was finally finacially set I spent almost a year educating myslef on the ins and outs, getting to know those in local clubs, offering my assitance to work with them on their cars so I could learn first hand. I then looked at several dozen cars over the next year or so within my price range before finally finding the right one 1500 miles away. I still cringe at some of the cars I might have and almost ended up with for the same price as my San Hose rust free 46k original mile car that I own today.
I know the want, believe me I know. I also know that anything truly important is worth doing right. No one honest or not will ever treat your car with the same care you will, that is just a fact.
Does anyone remember that horror story about the red convertible a guy wanted so bad and bought and what actually got delivered? I thought I remembered it being on the KAR sight but I can't find it.
Anyway I'm done, not trying to be preachy really, I just hate seeing people with passion for the hobby getting disappointed and frustrated in the end. This hobby can be your best friend and worst enemy at the same instance. We get folks here all the time that spend gobs of money replacing all types of parts on their cars, they have the will and the common sense to turn a wrench but are unknowing what the cause of the problem might be and probably could have fixed it free and in minutes. The loose battery ground is one perfect example.
Again, good luck and I hope you turn up with a winner. The board will always be here to help.