If I help somebody, I have a rule. They have to get at least as dirty as I do. Not always
the proverbial heavy lifting or impossible spots, but just get dirty and try. Or at least try
to try to help. I am not there to just work on their car for them, I'm there to help them
work on their car.
OT: The go to car guy...
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Karl Heinz
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- Joined: Feb 12, 2006
- Location: Knoxville, TN
I am, for some reason, the local go to guy for computer stuff. Yes, I have built a few computers and know some things, but I am not a damn "guru" when it comes to computers. Sometimes its best to play dumb and not chime in when the question arises about why my computer is doing this or that.
On cars, most people just leave me alone, as I am considered the weirdo with two BMWs and two Fords. At work, I hear more about Neckcar than IRL or WRC or SCCA happenings. I have been asked by several people "Aren't BMWs expensive to own?", to which I reply "It is all relative. Oil change costs the same for your Ford as it does my BMW!"
On cars, most people just leave me alone, as I am considered the weirdo with two BMWs and two Fords. At work, I hear more about Neckcar than IRL or WRC or SCCA happenings. I have been asked by several people "Aren't BMWs expensive to own?", to which I reply "It is all relative. Oil change costs the same for your Ford as it does my BMW!"
[QUOTE="Tim in N FL"]. I enjoy helping people choose the right vehicle for their needs, going along with them to new car dealersships to help keep sociopathic salespeople at bay, and lending a had with respect to diagnosis and referral to good independent shops. [/QUOTE]
Tim... All of us car salesmen aren't sociopaths!
///Mdreamer
Tim... All of us car salesmen aren't sociopaths!
///Mdreamer
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C.R. Krieger
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- Joined: Feb 12, 2006
- Location: Halfway up the left side of Lake Michigan
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[QUOTE="theseeker411"]Yes it has, but so what? I love the tri five chevys and I never knew that they had vacuum operated wipers. I learn something new everyday.[/QUOTE]
As did the '54 Ford flathead. Want to know how I know? :@
I did find one time when it proved to be somewhat of an advantage. Driving my pal, Gary's Ford in a driving rainstorm, I'd gotten used to the wipers. What I hadn't counted on was the stupendous understeer you get from a '50s Ford that's hydroplaning. The advantage? until I lifted, we couldn't really see the tree that I was about to slide into off that gentle curve ... ~0
As did the '54 Ford flathead. Want to know how I know? :@
I did find one time when it proved to be somewhat of an advantage. Driving my pal, Gary's Ford in a driving rainstorm, I'd gotten used to the wipers. What I hadn't counted on was the stupendous understeer you get from a '50s Ford that's hydroplaning. The advantage? until I lifted, we couldn't really see the tree that I was about to slide into off that gentle curve ... ~0