Dan Sarandrea (Phila)
Waitin' On Parts...
What Karl said!
An X1/9 is not a modern transportation appliance that requires no effort to drive, own or maintain.
This is an involvement car. You as the caretaker have to be fully involved in the car when driving, when maintaining, and just owning it.
One of our charter members Papa Tony says be ready for the 3-to-1 rule: For every one hour of driving, expect to devote 3 hours to maintenance and attention (with "attention" representing the tasks of researching issues, finding parts, upkeep, and explaining to people at the gas station that, no, it's not a Fiero/MR2/TR7/TR8/DeLorean).
An X1/9 is not a modern transportation appliance that requires no effort to drive, own or maintain.
This is an involvement car. You as the caretaker have to be fully involved in the car when driving, when maintaining, and just owning it.
One of our charter members Papa Tony says be ready for the 3-to-1 rule: For every one hour of driving, expect to devote 3 hours to maintenance and attention (with "attention" representing the tasks of researching issues, finding parts, upkeep, and explaining to people at the gas station that, no, it's not a Fiero/MR2/TR7/TR8/DeLorean).