On Jun 17, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote: > So as my 40th birthday approaches and along with it a self-imposed mid-life crisis, can someone tell me why I shouldn't buy a red Fiat 124 Spider convertible with 46,000 miles. Because FIAT stands for "Fix It Again Tony", & I had a buddy that owned the exact same one new & the timing belt broke early on, snapped all the valves off, & it only cost $3k to fix the engine. YMMV, Mr BZ-no disrespect for the Italians!
> ThanksJeff |
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