Trouble in 4KCSQ Land

[Jim Green]

--- Mike Robinson <quattrofan at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Greg,
>
> I don't want it to sound like I am telling you to be
> a jerk or anything, but
> if you gave him money to do the smog check and he
> didn't do it, then it is
> really his fault.  If you sold it to him 4 months
> ago, it should be
> registered and insured under his name, which would
> make him responsible
> right?
>
> I had an experience selling my old bmw about 6 years
> ago where the person
> came back to me wanted me to pay for some repairs.
> I told them tough luck,
> it was their car and that it was their problem.
>
> If the car passed last year, how do you know the kid
> didn't do something to
> mess it up and throw off the results.  Some minor
> adjustments to the mixture
> can make you not pass.  I don't really see how you
> screwed up I guess.
>
> I understand it is a moral dilemma and if you feel
> bad about it and want the
> kid to have an excellent running car you two should
> go half and half on the
> repairs.  It's going to run better than before with
> the newer cat/exhaust or
> whatever needs to be replaced so why should he get
> that benefit for free?
>
> Just my opinions,
> Mike Robinson

I'm kind of with Mike on this one, also regarding the
oil, he's a kid and probably drives like one.  I bet
if you got the car back and drove it, it wouldn't use
that much oil.  That's assuming you don't drive like a
kid, god knows I do, I'm probably worse than most of
them too :)  And for passing the Smog tests, damn, if
he has had the intake apart at any point, something
may not be hooked up right.  I certainly would not put
this much blame on yourself.

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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