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YOUR RESEARCHA public thank you note to Ahmet
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Recommend not
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Suggestion · Original poster
A personal thank you note to Ahmet, who took time of his schedule to look at my car, answer my questions, and recommend not to "fix" what I thought needed to be "fixed", saving me money.
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Suggestion
He saw my post (in another forum!) complaining about my AC...contacted me and offered to meet me at a repair shop to help convert my from R12 to R134a...still blowing ice cubes!
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Suggestion
I replace the heads and IMS on odd numbered oil changes and the block on the even ones, can never be too safe.
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Suggestion · Original poster
A personal thank you note to Ahmet, who took time of his schedule to look at my car, answer my questions, and recommend not to "fix" what I thought needed to be "fixed", saving me money.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
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Suggestion
He saw my post (in another forum!) complaining about my AC...contacted me and offered to meet me at a repair shop to help convert my from R12 to R134a...still blowing ice cubes!
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A personal thank you note to Ahmet, who took time of his schedule to look at my car, answer my questions, and recommend not to "fix" what I thought needed to be "fixed", saving me money.
I feel like I owe him something, even when he refused to take anything (even a round of cold beers). What a great guy, it was a pleasure to meet him.
Also met Rex and his very nice GT3, who also gave me his welcomed and free opinion. He also invited me to come to the track. To which I feel obliged. Thanks to Rex as well.
Pedro - PESuazo
also had good dealings with Ahmet
but you didnt get off scott free.... that track invite is going to cost you the rest of your $$$ till the day they have to pry the steering wheel out of your hands
+2!
He saw my post (in another forum!) complaining about my AC...contacted me and offered to meet me at a repair shop to help convert my from R12 to R134a...still blowing ice cubes!
Thanks for the comments guys, I try to help out when I can. Rex is also a great guy and GT3s are indeed fantastic, particularly on track...
Pedro, I love doing clutches on 996 (as that's a straight forward job that's worth my time and I can save somebody a lot of money), but your car simply didn't show any signs of needing a clutch at this point.
Now take that money you didn't have to spend and sign up for a track event or three!
Cheers.
Ahmet,
Thanks again.
Things I will be doing:
1.- Get a spare key (budget 400.00?)
2.- Get rid of the pumpkins (75.00)
3.- Sign up for track runs (???)
4.- Driver's side window regulator (I hear clicks when window goes up and down, assume it will go out soon, ??)
5.- Give my Mercedes E420 a tune up (500.00 including new ignition wires, that beast goes thru a set of distributor caps and rotors every 20K miles
wires every 100K
)
6.- Go to the Red Room on Thursday night (latin night) and
7.- Get a shed for the hard top and tools !!
