On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:12:09 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:15:59 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:12:37 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:39:57 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:
You'll not convince me to own a used car.

You've owned one for over 6 years!!!. It's a used car as soon as you
drive it off the dealer's lot.

Nah, it's not a used car until you have to do major repairs on it.

Then my 96 Ranger and 02 Taurus are still new cars!!!!!

If you bought them new, then they are. g


So pull the cover and put in a new spring, whydontcha?

I bought a pair of brand new handles for $7 from China - shipping
included. I think the plastic the spring connects to broke and for $7
I won't waste any time trying to fix it.

I'll spend time trying to fix crappy parts if it's a comfort or safety
thing. Hot-air-weld on another tab and reattach the spring, wot?
Drill a new hole next to it and reattach, etc. That's half the fun of
being a mechanic: knowing exactly what you can get away with. vbg

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