Shane F. Ingate wrote:
>
> All,
> Having been chastised (rightly so) for my poor reading on
> smoke signals from an engine, I throw myself at the feet of Lord Lucas
> and beg for mercy. Where was my brain this morning?
>
> Seriously, my post of the 25K mile Spitfire arose not because
> of the smoke signals, after all, a Spit motor is cheap and easy to
> rebuild, but more the attitude of the seller ("you don't want a smooth
> idle"). Thats an immediate red flag in my book. I wonder what else
> we dont want in the car? Maybe brakes? they only slow you down.
>
I've bought a ton of amazing deals from knuckleheads who had no clue of
the true value of the car.... I'd consider the clueless owner a plus!!
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