Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Goddam (Sp?) If only they'd build things like they did in the past never mind my M6 works perfick, it doesn't burst into flames like my old IIIc/M4 used to. But speaking of flames, gotta go now. Guido >From: Mark Walberg <Walberg@simmons.swmed.edu> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Old Leicas and better than the new Fiats >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:47:22 +0100 > > >I hung out with a Fiat Mechanic in the mid '70's, he kept real busy. >........ > >Mark Rabiner > >Mark. Well of course a FIat mechanic is busy. Those things are made to >break. I know. I owned one. THe clutch cable broke at least once every >10,000 miles. I used to buy them in bulk. I could change one out on the >road in less than 20 minutes. This clutch cable appears to have been >designed by the early Romans. THe wire cable always breaks right where it >joins the hard steel - every time the clutch pedal goes in, the cable gets >bent at exactly that spot until it breaks. Other things break, too. THe >paint turns to dust within a year or two, but only on some of the body >panels, giving that rebuilt sort of look. Finally, mine caught on fire >while I was driving it at about midnight. I jumped out of the car and ran >to the car behind me. The woman driver rolled her window down about 5mm. >When I said, "My car is on fire!" She said, "I can see that." (Fireball >spewing from hood.) I asked if she would drive me down the block to call >the firemen. No way - she wouldn't do it. I guess she thought [I've seen >the old burning car trick plenty of times.] When the firemen finally >arrived, one said that it was the second Fiat they'd put out that week. >Really, no kidding. > >Fiats are designed and built by auto mechanics. They know how to keep >themselves busy! > >-Mark Walberg > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com