Does anything beat day one?

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BSmith79
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Your car is a: 1979 124 spider 2000

Does anything beat day one?

Postby BSmith79 » Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:08 am

Hello,

Im new here
It is day one with my Spider

Im sitting in my garage looking at my 79 after taking my wife out for coffee in it and then zipping off to see how she handled the curves through the mountains here near Boise Idaho

A little nervous cause I dont want a breakdown and dont know the vehicle yet but after a drive around town I wound it up a little up through the mountains and you know it got better and better!
wipers dont work-- but they move a little and I think its just linkage binding and should be easy but thats the only niggle so far, leaked the smallest one drop of oil onto the floor overnight--not bad

A joy to drive, a little painful getting in and out--im getter older not better and im used to a 4x4 but a lot of fun

It seems to me that nothing is better than day one

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RRoller123
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Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
Location: SAGAMORE BEACH, MA USA

Re: Does anything beat day one?

Postby RRoller123 » Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:15 am

Fantastic! Welcome, you will find lots of friendly and helpful people here!
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle

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focodave
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Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:35 am
Your car is a: 1980 Spider 2000 F.I.
Location: Fort Collins, CO

Re: Does anything beat day one?

Postby focodave » Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:22 am

Welcome aboard,

Day 1 is a true joy, but I can honestly say that every time I drive mine, it gets better and better every time.
As you make improvements to the car you will become more and more attached to it, hopefully.
They are truly a lot of fun when they are fully sorted, and they usually bring a lot of smiles and thumbs up from others:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxc9TEcS1Eg&t=7s

Dave
1980 Spider 2000 F.I. (my hobby)
1970 MGB GT (my other hobby)
2008 Ford Expedition (daily driver)
2019 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Standard
2019 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 Sportster

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aevansgatech
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Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:51 pm
Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000

Re: Does anything beat day one?

Postby aevansgatech » Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:15 am

If it's not leaking a little bit, then the fluids are empty :D

Enjoy, Boise must be a great place for a Spider!
1979 Spider 2000 (gone)
1984 Pininfarina Azzurra (for sale)
1982 Spider 2000 (here to stay)

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hayesbd
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Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:20 pm
Your car is a: 1973 Spider
Location: Newark, Ohio, USA

Re: Does anything beat day one?

Postby hayesbd » Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:36 pm

These cars don't leak - they are just marking their territory!

Brian
Current: 1973 124 Spider
Previous: 1961 600D, 1970 850 Racer, 1973 124 Special, 1974 124 Special TC


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