No offense taken, my friend. I defer to your experience. I'm just not that
savvy about engines and such (Yet) and learn by asking. After replacing my
voltage regulator and brushes the other day I'm starting to feel like I
might be able to do brakes. (But I think I will hire that out when the time
comes.)

Thanks for the always helpful advice,
William

> I didn't mean to be a wise guy about the engine ring sets but you're
> discussing technology that is in Corvette ($60,000 not un common) Lexus
> (way on up there over $50,000) and comparing ten to thirty year old
> engines to the leading edge technology.
> It just doesn't make good sense to compare our cheesy little $6,000.00
> vehicles to the new technology vehicles power plants.
> My Brother has a Lexus and it comes with a mandatory maintenance schedule
> or he looses his warranty. The dealership just made $5000.00 worth of
> minor repairs under an extended warranty, all simple little things.
> The scheduled maintenance intervals cost about $600.00 per trip and that
> is about twice a year. There isn't any economy in buying overpriced
> vehicles.
> 65K and three sets of front struts and shocks so far ............ just an
> example but true.
> I shudder to think about had badly the Automotive Industry is bilking the
> public on new vehicles.
> They'll pay you $2000.00 just to take one off their hands, just pay the
> sales tax and title fees and you're hooked for five years.
>
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Westfalia Air Cooled
>
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