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You ever get the feeling that you are talking to a Daniel Day-Lewis character when you are trying to discuss your car and the parts (you are willing to give them large sums of your money for) you need? Crimeny, gimme a break! I mean I get tired of hostility. No one in particular. I just think The Forum is my last and only refuge from the world sometimes. Well, my new-found machinist (Vietnamese immigrant, maybe that's why) is a nice guy. And then there is Uncle Dave (at TRF). Nobody will talk bad about Uncle Dave. Well, almost nobody. (Why do I call him uncle, I am older than him)

Just ranting.......didn't sleep well
 
"OOOMMMMM......OOOOoooooommmmmmm....."
 
The Moneypit syndrome.

Off to Doc Payne's again this AM. My dentist
drives an antique Porsche, so I guess I am helping
support TWO moneypit autos !!

One is a pain in the ...., the other a pain in my jaw!

Do a root canal on some poor slob today- you'll feel better!

d
 
Practice with IT remote support!, after that nothing will faze you ever!, except another dose of the purported remote 24/7 assistance :smile:
 
Stoic! Ya gotta be a practising stoic to be in this hobby, clamped jaw, far away look in your eyes and no flinching when they tell you the price for re-chroming an itty bitty part.

Tinkerman
 
As I said the other day, I am getting tired of kissing people's behinds to take my money. Just trying to get quotes and specs on a cam can be very frustrating. I can only imagine the service afterwards.

Maybe that's why there is only a few vendors left that can support this hobby. Their help can kill them with the attitudes towards customers.
 
Dave knows those numbers off the top of his head!

Bill, what do your patients say when you stick your greasy fingers into their mouths?

Several years ago I helped rebuild the front end on a TR6. The owner, a surgeon, was also digging in up to this elbows. He was cutting someones chest open the next morning. Thank God for gloves!
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]As I said the other day, I am getting tired of kissing people's behinds to take my money[/QUOTE]

Depressing isn't it.

Finding even semi-competent craftsmen is the hardest part of the job I swear.
 
alana said:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]As I said the other day, I am getting tired of kissing people's behinds to take my money
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Depressing isn't it.

Finding even semi-competent craftsmen is the hardest part of the job I swear.

[/QUOTE]

Completely agree.

The good part is that more of us are beginning to avoid just blindly ordering parts from a catalog. There seems to be a movement to ask more questions and evaluate more, then order parts that meet higher standards.

I understand that one of the catalogs no longer offers the water pumps from India and will not handle pumps until they can find a reliable source of dependable pumps. That restores some faith in that company for me and tells me that we are gaining.
 
Tom: <span style="font-style: italic">" understand that one of the catalogs no longer offers the water pumps from India and will not handle pumps until they can find a reliable source of dependable pumps. That restores some faith in that company for me and tells me that we are gaining."</span>

... unless we need water pumps :jester:

T.
 
alana said:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]As I said the other day, I am getting tired of kissing people's behinds to take my money
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Depressing isn't it.

Finding even semi-competent craftsmen is the hardest part of the job I swear.

[/QUOTE]

Really hits home. Like the $600 I had to pay in advance to have
the clutch throw-out bearing installed... after I had gutted the
car and pulled the tranny myself. $600 to install a T/O bearing- imagine!!
I did not know any better at the time how simple a task that is.

And then the SOB refused to install the T/O bearing. Stole my $600.
Dave the Canada Guy finally flew to PR for the clutch install.

The most competent local craftsman I have been able to find is myself-
and I know diddly squat about auto mechanics.

d
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]The most competent local craftsman I have been able to find is myself-[/QUOTE]

Dale,

Rumor has it, that Pedro has taken the opportunity to post your name in his approved technician list for the island.

I would expect that as his sales increase, your business will soon pick up accordingly.
 
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