Re: Ur-Q owners and the green badge of courage...

["Ian J Haseltine" <jim_haseltine@email.msn.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey J. Goggin <audidudi@mindspring.com>


>>I think the total (parts only) tally is around USD 3000 so far.
>
>Congratulations!  You're now officially an Ur-Q owner ... in my experience,
>the "pretenders" usually bail out well before they've bought $3,000 worth
of
>parts.  Including the wheels and tires (but none of the parts I've been
>stockpiling for the engine rebuild), I've spent $3,184.37 on my '85 since I
>bought it in Dec. '96.  :^)


I bought my Ur-q when the previous owner lost his nerve having spent over
4000GBP (about US$6500) on parts alone in less than 6 months and still had a
car that didn't perform properly. It has cost me 1500GBP in the last 15
months, mostly on putting right the things that the PO and a 'tuning'
company had wrecked and IMO runs one h*ll of a lot better now. I'm about to
double the expenditure in one go, I've got a deal lined up to net me a
half-leather 20v interior, alloy wishbones and the rear end of a body shell.
Oh, and the front wheel bearings are complaining so they'll have to be
replaced too. Anyone able to tell me what tools I need? Pullers etc?

BTW, I dont think that wheels and tyres should count, same thing for filters
and other consumerables. 2500GBP on petrol so far...

Jim Haseltine.