[alfa] Taylor's cuts and scrapes

[Tessie McMillan <tessmc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Taylor, why don't you post a photo somewhere so we can look at the Spider?

Off the top of my head, the damage doesn't sound that bad. It still sounds 
like a nice car! I recall you are a bimmer-phile so your standards may be 
higher than some other folks...

One thing I'd comment on is I think shops are in the habit of pricing 
repairs fairly high because people typically use insurance companies to 
pay for repairs. My spider came with a fairish dent in the right rear 
quarter panel which a friend of mine (who is an engineer) repaired for no 
charge. You just gotta know the right people... and you know, you do 
know the right people, you know. &:-)

While I don't know about your fender or tail light, in the case of the 
nose dent -- such an unfortunately common malaise for Spider owners and 
you are in good company -- it might be possible for a dent wizard to poke 
through from the engine side and hammer the nose back to where it should 
be, then you (or someone else you trust) could paint the spot, if it 
still needs paint. That's like a $50 job, tops. Peanuts!

What I'm saying is, are you sure you want to give up your Spider just 
because your personal Karma has been poor lately? ? ? You don't have to 
fix everything at once, and you don't have to get it all done by one 
person.... Put the car in the garage and put a cover over it until you've 
got a jones for top-down driving, then go look at it again. Relationships 
with Alfas tend to be of a deeper kind, requiring personal commitment on 
a regular basis....

Tess
in Bellevue, WA USA
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