Except for the 1980 Datsun 210, I've driven used vehicles. For the most part I had good luck but Phoebe was the exception. Over the past six years she's had nearly every component replaced.
Despite my having been taken to the cleaners, her comeback has been at a pace I could afford. And other than the occassional inconvenience, she's never put me in dire straits.
Trini Saavedra did the early work, attached her custom-made chapeau (roofrack), changed out her muffler and catalytic converter, built the inside rack that has multiple attachment points & holds a net for stuff, headphones, my hats and reading glasses. But By the Book has done the heavy-lifting of the engine and transmission rebuilds, new brakes, radiator, air-conditioning compressor.
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Daniel, Leonardo, Robert, Kevin, Orlando, Skyler, Brandon, Dallas.
Daniel, at left, the owner, recently moved his shop into a new building. The difference between the old and new is several magnitudes and comes with a new level of cognitive dissonance: MUCH higher debt and sense of responsibility to his people. It's one of the dimensions of entrepreneurship that's both exhilarating and can keep you awake at night.
You could eat off the floor!
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