At 01:15 PM 4/4/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks for all the fast responses. I'm surprised how many Texans are on
>the list! I thought you all drove pickups :-)
>
>I've already made my game plan and started on it.
>
>1. Picked up the car, paid for the work already done.
>2. Bought parts so I can do the king-pins and bushings myself this
>weekend. Also bought an oil cooler, hope to install that before I
>leave.
>3. Taking the car back in Monday so they can put in a replacement rear
>assembly. ($350 parts, $220 labor) Their qoute was for the assembly,
>not just the differential. I decided that I really don't want to mess
>with this given my time constraints.
>4. Putting some minor parts on this afternoon so the car passes Maryland
>inspection, so that I can get current *Maryland* tags so that I can
>drive it to Texas legally so that I can then get *Texas* tags. (I hate
>this crap).
>
>I also rescheduled my Thursday meeting for Wednesday, so I've got 4 1/2
>days to do the drive. And yes, I realize the Blue Ridge Parkway will
>take *much* longer than the interstate, but hey, I'm not passing up the
>chance to drive it. The weather out here has been beautiful for the
>past tfinally gotten nice. (My sister still has a foot of snow on the
>ground at her place back in Michigan).
>
>Gotta run, lots to do :-)
>
>Joe
>
>
If you're in that part of the world, might I suggest picking up part
of the Natchez Trace Parkway for a nice drive. It does not have the
breathtaking vistas of the Blue Ridge Parkway, but it is a beautiful example
of spring in the deep south.
Good luck!
Rodney McDonald
Spanish Fort, Al
'76 MGB Roadster 393703
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