Oh yeah, I know too much about idiots on the road. I really drive aware of the others on the street as much as I can. I do not drive like a maniac the way I used to when I was young
I am a bit of a Maniac on the road, 'cause I'm in Maine and I'm supposed to be!
The head gasket blew on the Fiat 500L 'cause I kept it just under the red line pretty much the whole time I drove it! It was a fun ride, being a very light vehicle with rear wheel drive and a rear mounted engine! It wasn't 'fast' by modern standards, but it was pretty fun!
I suspect they restored it with NOS gaskets and that's why it blew. My guys are going to put a modern, stronger gasket in there.
Nice that you have those mechanics to take care of that for you!
It's an easy job. I could do it in half a day. It's a 0.5 L engine that's really simple to work on.
The car it's in is also very light. The engine is in the rear and I can pick up the back of the car by the bumper.
Anyhow, the Mustang I'll be driving is actually more rare than the AMG ONE, so there's that. Also, I forgot to tell you that the dealership called and said they'd deal with it - but they have no idea how long it'll take. I can understand. Shit happens and this likely happened during shipping. It's not like they have spare ONE bodies at the dealership, so it may have to go back to Germany.
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