[s-cars] RE: Now British cars / definitely no NAC

[Paul Krasusky]

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<<<- The thrill of gudgeon pin failure
- The excitement of the lights going out at speed in the middle of the pitch
black night
- The carefree fun of mismatching the knockoffs and watching as your wheels
and tires get to the intersection before you do
- The sudden focussing effect of catastrophic failure of the single-circuit
brake master cylinder
- Hot oil dripping on your legs after running down the oil pressure gauge
line>>>




BAHAHahahahahahahaha...  thank GOD no BTDT with those...  yet.  Do'ah!

Some of my highlights (NAC, hey, it's Friday):

-Enjoying the attention drawn from a horn that self-activates and refuses to
shut off, and not being able to pop the hood to YANK the wires in anything
short of 1.5 minutes...
-Having water pump pulley sheer off and play pinball off fan, radiator,
taillights, etc.  Twice.  2nd time on anniversary trip with wife 150 miles
up in VT...
-Realizing wipers are merely 'decorative' and wishing they were also
installed on the INSIDE of the windshield...
-Basking in the thrill of having to quickly reach up to catch the (new) soft
top that only pretends to stay secure...
-1st gear synchros?  Who needs 'em?...
-The affection your spouse bestows upon you as you enter the house
post-drive...  honey, you REEK of 'car', ewwwww, get away from me...
-Live rear axle...  tired lever-shocks...  need I say more?  (The phrase
'bump steer' is only a HINT)
-Gee, why did they install a remote starter button in the engine
compartme...  ohhhhhhh...


-Paul "//S6 by day, TR3A by, well, when it wants to" K.




-----Original Message-----
From: GreenBugeye at aol.com [mailto:GreenBugeye at aol.com]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:11 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com; KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com
Subject: Re: Now British cars/NAC


<<<There is NO pain like BRITISH pain.  We must be masochistic hoars I
s'pose.  Assuredly, the Bugeye cannot be much better!??

In the entire world of worlds, there does not exist sufficient TLC to give
for old British cars.

-Paul "keeps thinking he's broken everything there is to break until..." K.
CT
'95 //S6 you'd think would be painful enough
'58 TR3A shock therapy... bzzz... OUCH... bzzz...  OUCH... why do I keep
doing thi...  BZZz... OUCH...>>>

Paul:

LOL!  But, think of it this way: folks who've never had anything but
fuel-injected, computer controlled modern cars have missed out on a lot!

- The thrill of gudgeon pin failure
- The excitement of the lights going out at speed in the middle of the pitch
black night
- The carefree fun of mismatching the knockoffs and watching as your wheels
and tires get to the intersection before you do
- The sudden focussing effect of catastrophic failure of the single-circuit
brake master cylinder
- Hot oil dripping on your legs after running down the oil pressure gauge
line

I've barely touched on the electrical system, but there's lots, lots more
fun to be had!

You know why British auto parts come wrapped in plastic, don't you?  It's to
keep the smoke in them until they're installed.

--
Chris Eck
93 S4 TQ (so reliable it's almost boring in comparison)
59 Bugeye Sprite (despite a few spots of bother, still the funnest
street-legal go-kart I've ever driven!)