Hey bill,I've got an even better idea. I sell you the one with the bad
tranny, and we mail it to you in pieces via the post office.
Course, you could buy it in Portland, and transport it yourself, if the
above idea doesn't work.
Brad
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Bill Miller wrote:
>
> Bring them both out to Chicago. Then I'll buy the '78 with the bad tranny
> cheap. Indiana to Chicago isn't that far of a drive to pick it up. Heck,
> if I get the roof and rafters fixed on the old pole barn fixed before
> winter, he can even park his good one in the barn. Of course I don't know
> if he'll want to drive 3 hours to play with his toy!
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Sue
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 9:39 PM
> To: Jim
> Cc: spitfires
> Subject: Re: Server problems? (non-LBC) & some LBC questions.
>
> Brad's Spitfires are in Oregon while we're here in Chicago. He's here for
> work for a year and it looks like we could be spending a few years on the
> road, so to speak.
>
> He's planning to sell his 2nd best Spitfire to finance completing (sorry,
> improving - since when is a Spitfire ever completed!) his better one. This
> one he's considering bringing here which brings me to the LBC questions.
>
> 1 The one he's planning to sell, the tranny's playing up. He says the
> synchro doesn't work on 2nd & 3rd gears. He has fiigures of $30ish for parts
> but $500ish labour charges as the car's not conveniently here for him to
> work on himself. Any suggestions on the best way to go - sell it as is for a
> bit less, hoping to find someone who'll enjoy working on it and bring it up
> to scratch, or get the work done to get a better selling price. In other
> words is it worth the financial outlay to get it fixed first?
>
> 1a Anyone want a '79 1500 (really a '78) in good nick apart from the
> tranny, and some minor interior tidying up needed (situpon part of drivers
> seat could do with recovering and carpets could be improved) but runs well,
> which is currently in Oregon! Selling price, your guess is as good as mine
> when it comes to a US prices. From what I see of Spits for sale here, and
> based on Brad's description I guess about $2500 if tranny was ok.
>
> 2 We've been thinking about bringing the better Spit out here as we'll be
> here for so long. Any info about how to find an affordable place to keep it
> here, $200-300 a month here in the city really isn't an idea worth
> considering. We were thinking about somewhere a little further out so we
> could at least go out at weekends and let the boy play with his toy <G>.
> With what I hear we're in for with a Chicago winter we're definitely looking
> for under cover!!!
>
> As I said before, we seem to be having problems getting mails onto the list
> so if this one makes it I'll follow it up with something that could be of
> interest to all you Spitphiles out there.
>
> Suzie Bear & Brad
> In Chicago without our Spits! but at least I can keep an eye on my Baby
> Blue thanks to Joe Curry!
>
> Jim wrote:
>
> > You made it this time folks.
> >
> > Where is Brad's Spit?
> > jeesh
> >
> >
> >
> > Sue wrote:
> >
> > > Does there seem to be a problem with the servers lately. I think I
> remember
> > > seeing other test messages but Brad & I have both been trying to post
> > > something to the list, at least 4 times between us now, and it still
> hasn't
> > > appeared.
> > >
> > > Brad & Suzie
> > > (minus their Spitfires - boo hoo)
> >
> > --
> > Rawchester, Neu Yawk
> > Sptifire MkII "HardWay" FC68436L Red, what else?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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