After a bit of research I've found out that my red '88 esprit was previously owned by a member of this forum who no longer frequents the site (last post 2012).
This particular member/prior owner was very vocal about only using the best mechanics and being very fastidious about the maintenance of the car. This same owner made it clear (over 500 posts) that he was also a skilled DIYer for the easier stuff and made sure nobody touched the car unless they were the absolute best at what they did.
I've never seen a bigger bunch of kluge fixes and hacked poor repairs on a car. The car wasn't horribly abused, just neglected to a degree, and repaired with little or no mechanical skill where something was attempted. You know the stuff...cross threaded nuts/bolts, bailing wire fixes, poor fitting parts, hacked wiring, hammer marks, pipe wrench marks, etc.
What a bunch of crap. Don't be a hack. If you don't know what you're doing, put down the vice grips and bailing wire and take the car to a good shop with skilled mechanics. Be ready to pay what's necessary to do the job right, don't take the cheap route. And if you don't know what you're talking about first hand then shut the hell up.
Just my $.02.
This particular member/prior owner was very vocal about only using the best mechanics and being very fastidious about the maintenance of the car. This same owner made it clear (over 500 posts) that he was also a skilled DIYer for the easier stuff and made sure nobody touched the car unless they were the absolute best at what they did.
I've never seen a bigger bunch of kluge fixes and hacked poor repairs on a car. The car wasn't horribly abused, just neglected to a degree, and repaired with little or no mechanical skill where something was attempted. You know the stuff...cross threaded nuts/bolts, bailing wire fixes, poor fitting parts, hacked wiring, hammer marks, pipe wrench marks, etc.
What a bunch of crap. Don't be a hack. If you don't know what you're doing, put down the vice grips and bailing wire and take the car to a good shop with skilled mechanics. Be ready to pay what's necessary to do the job right, don't take the cheap route. And if you don't know what you're talking about first hand then shut the hell up.
Just my $.02.