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Why I do my own work .....
In message <01BDAF17.3E786C70@EAGLE_11> Anton writes:
> Let this be a bit of wisdom for those who dream of owning a
> ur-quattro. If you cannot do 90% of the work yourself get a second
> job, play lotto or wait before having kids. I have already spent
> $2700 the last three months and aside from the cost of
> sending parts out for repair that price tag was with me doing all the
> labor. Now I can tack on another $1500 ...
It never stops. Ur-quattros can be seriously expensive beasts. Very
few are driven regularly as daily drivers.
I could have financed a (new) Porsche 911 including servicing for what
the ur-quattro has cost over the last five years. And had change.
And cheaper insurance ...
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Phil Payne
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