<VV> Comment> "pay someone who has the skills ... " sorry about the rant...

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Charlie,

Remember, on VV, you get what you pay for! We try, have no profit motive, 
but occasionally, some of us despite best intentions, mess up!    :>))) 
Having made my disclaimer, I have learned more than I could anticipate in 
how to do something and why it works like it does. Sometimes I think we do 
not appreciate how great a resource our site(s) are.

Chuck S
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> "pay someone who has the skills ... " sorry about the 
rant...


> Sorry about that - just dredged up memories of just why I want to get back
> to being a little more independent
>
> This site is a great help, and I'm getting back into the swing, and 
> putting
> another Corvair on the road is worth the effort !
>
> Thanks for listening and all the help !
>
> Charlie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 10:28 PM
> Subject: <VV> "pay someone who has the skills ... "
>
>
>> While I do not look for the highest price, I look for someone who knows
>> what they are doing, or are recommended by someone responsible.
>>
>> Most of the early problems were with my father who was "happy" with his
>> mechanic (as I found out later) even if he screwed the car up, because he
>> felt honored that they would deign to work on his car (my father was 
>> Chief
>> Inspector at Grumman Aerospace in Bethpage, NY.  Apparently he had a
>> disdain for anything that was stuck to the ground, but how was I to know 
>> ?
>>
>> The last ones were recommended by NAPA from a phone call, admittedly not
>> the best, but Ford (40 miles from home) was trying to sell me a timing
>> belt ($700) just to diagnose the car !  The guy who did the timing belt
>> and head gasket, initially correctly diagnosed that problem as the cam
>> sensor.
>>
>> Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but throwing money at a problem only
>> solves his problems, and not necessarily your own.
>>
>> I usually did all my own work, but when I started teaching, I didn't have
>> time, and needed my car, so I paid him to do what he does, while I got
>> paid to do what I do.
>>
>> OBD caught me off guard because I didn't know it (know more now and my 96
>> Probe is now an 'academic exercise'), and could not really assess if 
>> these
>> knew what they said, and they could tell I didn't know, so they did what
>> any Darwinian animal would do, and took advantage of the situation.
>>
>> So far, two of three law suits have been won, and the third is in the bag
>> although getting the money will be another learning experience, but the
>> subpoenas are being served on banks, DMV, town licensing, SS and IRS as 
>> we
>> speak.
>>
>> They are now shop managers now (for obvious reasons) and cannot hide 
>> their
>> income, so we'll see what happens now.
>>
>> Did I mention my girlfriend who had a her voltage regulator replaced, and
>> when that didn't fix the problem, Gosch Nissan replaced about $1400 worth
>> of parts and wiring before I discovered that they replaced the regulator
>> with the wrong one, which fixed the problem ?
>>
>> Or my other friend's Mercedes mechanic who wanted to overhaul my Corvair
>> camshafts(s !) to fix an intermittent stalling problem that turned out to
>> be a loose distributor wire ?
>>
>> There are more ...
>>
>> Is it because I'm looking for the cheapest price ?  It doesn't seem to
>> matter ...
>>
>> Yeah, I'm a little testy, especially now that I found a wealth of experts
>> whom I'd be glad to pay for the wealth of knowledge on this site !
>>
>> OK, I'm finished now ...
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
>> To: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
>> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>
>> Sounds like you are shopping for the cheapest price. Most shops that have
>> qualified people take pride in their work and guarantee it. Also they 
>> hand
>> torque their wheels. I know because I've been the business for 40 years.
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