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Detroit, 7:51 PM
Wed Dec 9
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12/07/09
12/07/09
There is some wonderful photos on Mr. Morris' website.
12/07/09
12/07/09
Wait, her top is how low?
I mean, that car has some nice airbags in it...no, wait, that didn't come out right...
Thank you for the excellent post, Peter. I like the setup and the backdrops of the shots, and even the use of lovely young ladies, but I wish that he would focus a little more on classic cars, and maybe throw a few motorcycles in there, too.
12/07/09
08/28/09
When I went to visit the Porsche museum about two years ago I saw quite a few GT's with non-german plates. I saw one with Oregon plates, one with Canadian plates, a few Asian/ Arab ones, and then Euro plates all over. It was cool seeing a car with Oregon plates sitting in a parking lot on the outskirts of Stuttgart.
08/28/09
At least I can actually see the parts. Rather than being shielded from my sensitive eyes with black plastic shields.
08/28/09
08/28/09
Yeah, like most VW/Audi dealers it's just a check ripoff that any lamebrain can do themselves. You'll pay them to check your tire pressure? Come on.. you have to really be incompetent or not care about your car.
As for the $1.5k for the timing job on a TDI, that's a ripoff too. I've had the Porsche dealer do a 2.7 A6 for $750 - the works. This place had a carrera GT in the bay also. Taking the front end off is easy, messing the timing up will be too.
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08/28/09
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08/28/09
If you can afford the car, you can damn well afford the check up...
08/28/09
Just because you CAN afford something it doesn't mean you should waste your money.
08/28/09
Some things are learned by working on the same cars day in and day out plus getting specific model training. Special tools needed and so fourth.
If you buy a top quality car, getting service from a proper dealership is just part of the cost.
I know some very bright mechanics, but i'm sure even they would tell me to take my crotch rocket with doors to a proper dealer mechanic.
08/28/09
As for not believing in non-dealer mechanics, realize this: Good, honest, factory-trained mechanics grow sick of getting screwed by dealership pay antics, procedures and poor management every day. The ones with skill and a low tolerance for dealer bullshit go to work for well-run independents. The ones with skill, a low tolerance for B.S., and ambition set up their own shops.
What is Hennessey, Jack Raby, and/or Farnbacher-Loles if not mere independent, non-dealer mechanics in your eyes?
08/28/09
"Shade Tree" huh? Thanks for the insult to all us privateers in the Auto Industry.
09/01/09
Really, 'cause I can afford to take my uberexpensive ultra-rare sportscar to the local garage, where they havent the liability coverage to pay for it when the tech damages an unobtaium-coated wheel bearing. From my brief time in the Porsche tech program (a couple grand pissed away there, no problem, I'm just in debt FOREVER), I know firsthand that you havent got the tools to change the effin air filter at the local garage, let alone properly diagnose even the slightest misfire in that engine.
Yeah, I'll be frequenting a garage that offers 'ladies day' for oil changes in my half-million-+-dollar 200+mph car. Notice the +++'s? See also: adds costs to any repair. Its a German thing.
08/27/09
Too much looking, not enough wrenching. Wenching. Now where's that Amex Black?
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