Still have mine, just in case I ever get another VW Beetle.VW people remember this:?
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Ajapses
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I miss those old Ramblers, Falcons, Valiants, etc. They were a death trap...no seat belts, non-collapsible steering columns, metal dashboards, and the lot. But, you could have a cracked exhaust manifold, broken fan belt, and carb hanging on by one bolt, and it would still get you home. It's like the will to run was in their DNA. Nowadays, a car can stop because somebody's i-phone told it to.
Today, it really might be smarter to lease a car and get rid of it before all those computerized gizmos start costing you big money
out of warranty.
Even my 84 Volvo 240 wagon. Heater blower went, could not pass inspection without fixing it.
Chilton's flat rate was 16 hours R&R + the parts.
I was lucky a local Volvo mechanic talked me through point by point replacement sequence.
It really was like they suspended the blower motor from a string and built the car around it.
out of warranty.
Even my 84 Volvo 240 wagon. Heater blower went, could not pass inspection without fixing it.
Chilton's flat rate was 16 hours R&R + the parts.
I was lucky a local Volvo mechanic talked me through point by point replacement sequence.
It really was like they suspended the blower motor from a string and built the car around it.
Usually that's the heater core. Of course, the blower motor might be the second or third part added ;-)
There are definitely things that look a lot like "design to give the dealer service departments a guaranteed income stream" all over newer cars.
The American release blower motor had a continuous on feature, so the blower was never really off.
Fortunately, the Volvo guy gave me the part number for the Canadian version that did turn off when you turned it off
and those lasted much longer.
Planned Obsolescence may be good for business bottom line, but I honestly feel it has destroyed everything we used
to cherish about quality and pride in workmanship and lasting value.
Fortunately, the Volvo guy gave me the part number for the Canadian version that did turn off when you turned it off
and those lasted much longer.
Planned Obsolescence may be good for business bottom line, but I honestly feel it has destroyed everything we used
to cherish about quality and pride in workmanship and lasting value.
Pride and workmanship have left the building. When you look at pictures from "The Good Old Days" you can see it. Not so much now days.
When I started my apprenticeship I brought home the princely sum of 3.5 GBP per week. Two of that paid my transportation to and from work, I gave my Mum a pound for room and board. That left me with ten Shillings a week for myself. I had to gig in order to get more. The good old days.
It just sucks that when we buy products that used to last 20 years, now you pretty much anticipate premature failure,
or there would never be a need for the multi-billion dollar extended warranty business.
I still can't believe people have become so divided and so spineless that we even put up with this.
or there would never be a need for the multi-billion dollar extended warranty business.
I still can't believe people have become so divided and so spineless that we even put up with this.
Just sounded off in another thread.Concerning the lame, no effort,$1500 bass hangin on the wall.You pick up that sexy bass, only to immediately realize its as unplayable as chopsticks stuck to the side of a carp.The action if any higher could pass a hotdog, and more bow than 64 Falcon's sagged rear leafs.They put no effort into a bass' set up, it seems, only if you show you might buy it, some rookie with no skill attempts to make it worse.My son (guitar player)and I used to like goin to the music stores, just to noodle, but realize its not worth the drive.Sometimes you luck out with a still decent factory set up.This winter, one Big Canadian store, every bass' neck, the frets were proud , due to neck wood shrink.They jacked the heat for winter, and dried out the wood.Talk about ripped flesh.(weasels)
Also, everyone wants you to do their work. Log-on to our web site to set up your account. Even if you buy it in a brick and mortar store. Then when you do finally find a contact number on the web site and call it the machine says, "in order to help us serve you better, please enter your 16-digit account code." Then the first words out of the person that finally answers the phone is, "Can we start with your 16-digit account code" Just sends me through the roof...
Ajapses
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I'm still grumpy. Maybe a little more grumpy than when this thread was started. And obviously not concerned about making (or losing) friends. See link. 
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I'm still grumpy. Maybe a little more grumpy than when this thread was started. And obviously not concerned about making (or losing) friends. See link.
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Understand completely!
It makes me very happy when I make a face to face purchase and they ask me for a phone number. NOT!!!
Also, when some nimrod at a music store asks if they can help me. I say "Yes you can... GET LOST!"
Also, when some nimrod at a music store asks if they can help me. I say "Yes you can... GET LOST!"
But it's so much more subtle to send them off to search for a set of left-handed strings...
What is it with people that won't answer a phone call any more?
They text you back rather than calling you back, when you really need to talk to them not text back and forth.
Grrrrrrrr!!!
They text you back rather than calling you back, when you really need to talk to them not text back and forth.
Grrrrrrrr!!!
I hate this also. Then it goes back and forth for 10 minutes or longer. And still not get the answers you need. When a 1 minute or less talk we can talk out the issue, have follow up questions, and have an answer. I am Not pushing buttons for any length of time. I called you for a reason. Answer the phone.
I am not on Talk Bass. Darn it!
When Gatorbait (my son) was 15 , he took his girlfriend out to a movie. I had to pick them up. They sat in the back seat and I didn't hear a peep out of either one of them. After a while , I looked back there to make sure everything was OK. They were texting each other. Kids 
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