[Healeys] Just want to vent!

[I Erbs]

I can excuse the average person on the street,
Before I began the restoration of appearance related stuff (non mechanical)
I would get asked that or even more derogatory comments from folks at our
local ABFM! I'd ask were their car was and would typically be told it's not
running and it is in the garage.
Some folks never see the sun from the clouds and want others to feel the
same way.
cheers to all of us who keep the dream and our cars alive

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins <e-wilkins at cox.net>wrote:

> I get those comments all the time. You example is on the harsh end. Most
> act like they have some insider knowledge and only comment to indicate that
> they are "hip to the issues of foreign cars". Many will ask about parts
> availability or just comment about the "prince of darkness" and such.
>
> For the Healey I'd usually say something like "being that this car is now
> so valuable, there are tons places to get parts. They cheaper than new car
> parts" which is actually true. Have you ever tried buy a master cylinder for
> a 2006 VW Passat?
>
> My daily driver is a 1995 Jaguar. By that time Ford had bought them and the
> XJ6 was as bombproof as a car can be. I had no real problems until about
> 160k. I get people asking about it all the time. My quick answer had become
> "no trouble at all, Ford cleaned up the mess" which is kinda sorta what
> happened with the x-300 "re-design".
>
> Wilko
>
>
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.
>>
>> Alan
>>
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