At 12:35 PM 3/20/02 +0000, T. .R. Dafforn wrote:
>Hi John,
>I think "Triumph hypochondria" should be a recognised condition. I have done a
>nut and bolt rebuild of Sophie, and still have this feeling that she isn't
>reliable. This is an illogical fear, as she has never left me on the side
>of the
>road, and yet the VW golf that we use "everyday" I have done a lot less
>maintenance on HAS broken down, and yet I do not have the same feeling, I
>trust
>it totally..
Since you know the location and condition of every nut and bolt on the car,
plus the components they hold together, anytime you hear a squeak or
rattle, you instantly are trying to diagnose the location and problem. You
know how fragile these older cars are and the amount of work that goes into
them. In other words, you know too much for your own good.
It's doubly frustrating to find that the rattle or odd noise you hear on
the road turns out to be a stick bouncing under the tub!
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