In article <1007556203.3c0e166b9da04@webmail.MUW.Edu>, tw1@MUW.Edu
writes
>Just keeping thinking about the 175 miles. I'm happy now if I can get to
>town and back! Hopefully my "on the road" time will overtake my "in the
>garage" time and so will yours.
I started to work out the ratio a few months ago, and got very
disheartened! This latest incident has forced me to put my spare car
back on the road again (a tatty 12-year-old Saab 9000), something I had
been trying to avoid - mainly because of the cost of the insurance.
>
>If you were state-side I'd recommend Atlanta Imported Auto Parts. They
>specialize in repair and restoration of British curiosities like ours and
>the guru there assembled a used/rebuilt gearbox before my very eyes. He
>used no books or manuals and my tranny is smooth as silk for $175.
>
>Otherwise all I can offer is good luck!
I'll take whatever I can get - good luck is a very valuable commodity,
and I'm most grateful for it!
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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