[V8] Carma

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Wow -- good deal. As to the cooked brakes -- might be simply enough to
change the pads and flush the fluid.

I have a car with good UFOs, but not sure yet whether I'm keeping them on or
switching over to G60s. Too much turmoil on the homefront to think about
that right now.

-Ingo
On Aug 3, 2011 11:38 AM, "toml99 at todomundo.com" <toml99 at todomundo.com>
wrote:
> Well, this is the followup to the Unintended Acceleration thing I
> wrote about the elderly woman who had the throttle stick on the
> highway. I went to check out the car on Monday, fully expecting to
> see melted tires/whatever, and was amazed that it was intact, and no
> outside noticeable damage. I mentioned to the mechanic, that it even
> looks like it would drive, and as a matter of fact, they did drive it
> (after removing the stuck cruise rod) back to the shop. Anyway,
> since I'd been "so nice and helpful, and would clearly give it a good
> home", she left the signed off title and keys. The remainder of
> their bill was around $200, so I paid that, and used a friend's AAA,
> and it now sits in her driveway, as I simply have no room.
> The mechanic has serviced it since 03, and the grand total of
> receipts is $10K. Words like Heater Core/Blower Motor/Fuel Pump/
> Axles/Brakes/Shocks/Instrument Cluster/Plug Wires/Injectors/Window
> Regulators/Timing Belt/Mobil 1 20/50, jump out over the last 8 years
> and just under 50K. The Instrument cluster was replaced with a used
> one, so the total mileage is around 209K. The only negative was that
> only the belt was replaced recently(no tensioner/etc.)
> It's a '91Panther Black, and has the G60 front brakes. Both my Grey
> car(not parted yet), and Seamus have intact hub assembly's that could
> go on, but need a refresher on the fitment, as I recall something
> about different axles, and this car has both new front axles. I
> never payed attention to everyone doing the conversion, as I liked
> the UFO's. Alternatly, I recall people using the Hub Shark to do the
> bearings in place, and I've got a set of bearings in my "Box of Nick"
> that I still haven't used, and could then just swap the calipers/
> rotors. I'd love to hear your ideas. I still haven't had the chance
> to pull the wheels off and see what really happened, but I did take
> it for a quick test drive, and it's definatly going back on the
> road......Tom
>
>
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