[AGL] city driving and real driving

[Gerry]

Jon,
It's my second Cressida, carefully chosen in 2 months of searching on the internet. I'm going to drive it to your part of the world next month to visit with friends and relatives, a trip too long for my trusty '87 Camry which I retain for short hops. (Ran over a deer at night with the first Cressida which rendered it inoperable and too damaged to fix). Hope this one is the last car I buy. One buys parts over the internet these days and never from a Toyota dealer where they cost as much as 10 times more.
G
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jon Ford 
  To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net 
  Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving


  Gerry-- It's unlikely you will have too much trouble with it as Cressidas are fine cars; I'd change the oil and coolant right away and check the water hoses for dryness. Maybe keep a few spare parts around as it might take a long time to get them from the dealer. 

  Jon




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    From:  "Gerry" <mesmo at gilanet.com>
    Reply-To:  survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
    To:  "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
    Subject:  Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving
    Date:  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:27:34 -0700
    >Whoa!
    >About 30 years ago when most cars still had carburetors I did, for about 5
    >years, make a living working on cars. Mostly I rebuilt engines, more of a
    >technician than a mechanic. These days I am barely an auto enthusiast, a
    >student and fan of the cars of past eras, like the '91 Cressida I just
    >bought. Don't have many tools left and not so eager to crawl under one
    >anymore. If the Toyota breaks (heaven forbid) I will most likely take it to
    >mechanic.
    >G
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: "michele mason" <yaya.m at earthlink.net>
    >To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
    ><austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
    >Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:47 AM
    >Subject: Re: [AGL] city driving and real driving
    >
    >
    > > So Gerry's a pro mech!!! How fabulous to know one. Gerry, are you
    > > available from time to time? a place of business? Always good to know a
    > > real mech if the adj fits? Yes, I hope.
    > > Mike, just bought Merc Grd Marq 2003. Sorta blue like your's, lovely.
    > > Finally bought after running it by my financial officer, CarFax, etc.
    > > Bumper to bumper 3yr war. Drives like a dream. Got for 3k less than
    > > BlueBook. Will be putting on the miles soon (it has 35 plus). If like
    > > my 92 Crwn Vic, should do pretty well on gas. Must go. Type everybody
    > > soon.  mm
    > >
    > > On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:39 AM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
    > >
    > > > Gerry,
    > > >
    > > > Having ridden in Frances' Volvo i can attest
    > > > that it is safe and suitable for tootling around
    > > > town from where Frances lives east of IH 35
    > > > to, say, Seton Hospital on W38th.
    > > >
    > > > whereas you are using the Cresida for real
    > > > driving. you didnt say the mileage but it
    > > > must have been pretty low. as a professional
    > > > car mechanic, you can easily maintain the
    > > > Cresida, knowing how to run parts and not
    > > > having to deal with the onboard computer.
    > > >
    > > > Mike
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > >
    >



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