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Originally Posted by Spanker
Wow! That jobs list. 
And something tells me that the spare space on the whiteboard won't be white for that long  |
I'm not expecting to find any more now
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Originally Posted by Spanker
Big t5 (Tony - previous owner who only had the car 5 minutes before I badgered him to sell it to me) and I had no idea that so much work would be needed to bring her back to a GOOD road worthy standard.
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A lot of the jobs on that list are standard D2 things that almost all of them need - arch liners for example hardly ever get put back properly because non-specialist garages don't understand how the fasteners work. Botang's hole, the ecu box, the starter junction box, gearbox output seals are similar D2 peculiarities so they're always on the list the first time I meet a new one. I keep all the parts on the shelf for that reason.
There are a bunch of service items which are 'while we're in there' jobs. They are functioning adequately but more than 75% through their service lives so its economically prudent to change them now rather than wait 6 months and have to take it all apart again.
What I find with D2s is that before we enthusiasts get hold of them they've mostly been maintained to 'make it pass an MoT' standard by ordinary garages and anything non-essential has been overlooked. Then, when the essential stuff gets too expensive, they get sold. When we get hold of them the maintenance standard goes up to 'I adore this car and want it to be as good as it can be' and so there are quite a few jobs to get to that level. The reason I work exclusively on D2s is because the owners' love for the car fits well with my 'as the factory made it or better' work ethic
