--- Guy R Day <grday@btinternet.com> wrote:
> However, there are differences between 'new' and
> 'old' machinery
> types/tolerances/machining and it may well be
> 1930/40's design service
> essentials do not sit well with 2004 production.
As much as the character-less new cars depress the
sh!t out of me, I was adding up receipts for my wife's
1999 Toyota Sienna the other day. 110,000 miles, zero
trips to the dealer, 2 sets of tires so far ($490
total), front brakes twice ($105 total), rears once
($40), 30 or so oil changes, ~$20 per. I did all the
"work" myself, so labor is "free". Original plugs
(still look fine, car's MPG is same as new), timing
belt needs to be done one of these days
(non-interference engine, so I'm lazy). Can't argue
with some elements of modern design.
=====
Ron Soave
"Race fans, I had inferred from my one trip to the Brickyard 400, fell into one
of two categories: tattooed/shirtless/sewer-mouthed drunks, and their
husbands." - Steve Ruchin
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