Re:(T3) Professional Resto

[minas_ithil@juno.com]

---------- Keen925@cs.com writes:
>Patrick - 
>Welcome.  Tell us more about your car - How rusty is "slightly 
>rusty"?  Does it affect the vehicle's safety, or is it just an 
>aesthetic concern?

Mostly just aesthetic concern right now, but I'm worried about the rust that might be going on in the dark crevices of my car (inside the body). There's a dime-sized hole on the driver's side and a smaller hole right next to a corner of the windshield. Otherwise the visible rust is just very superficial.

>Is everything else OK with the car?  In my (and a few others', I'm 
>sure) opinion, 'tis far better to drive a mechanically sound VW with 
>some cosmetic "character", than it is to drive a real looker that runs 
>like crap.  And for the price of bodywork & paint, you can get an 
>engine rebuild, new front end, brakes, tires, a fire extinguisher, and 
>lots of other stuff that'll make your car go down the road nice, AND 
>maybe get your dad off your back. And if you  got fifty bucks left 
>over, rattle-can black looks pretty cool.

Yeah, the rest of the car runs fine. Its just the body that needs work. And if the car -did- need mechanical work, I'd jump right in and do it myself. But bodywork takes a skill I don't have, so... 
And rattle-can black would -really- impress my dad, right? ;)
But no, I love the Texas Yellow the car came with. 


>Plus, your T3 should be pretty good on gas, maybe be give Pop a break >on his insurance, be cheap to fix, not need an emissions test, not be 
>fast enough to tempt you to drag race & collect speeding tickets.... 

Cheap insurance, yeah. Cheap to fix, probably. No emissions test. But collect speeding tickets? I speed all the time. Just ten over the limit, but that's still fast. Drag racing, on the other hand, that isn't even possible with my car.

>AND still be a damn sight cooler than an Accord, or Eclipse, or 
>whatever your friends are driving.

Hell yes.


>What part of the country are you in, sir?  If any of us lives close 
>enough to help you with repairs, spare parts, & general know-how, rest 
>assured we'll do all we can to help.

I live in Long Beach, CA. And if you know a reputable body shop, preferably vw-oriented, then just point the way... 

Patrick





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