Hi fellow TAC members,
I need some honest feedback and a fresh perspective. I have a 97 40th Anniversary Edition that has 370k on it. I bought it a little over a year and a half ago. So far, I mainly drive it on weekends, but the time is coming when, if I were to keep it, it would need to be pretty much my daily driver. It probably doesn’t make sense to do that, and maybe I need to hear that. But, I sure do like Tinkerbell.
Things have changed since I bought her. 1. I bought a house that needs updating, furniture, etc.; 2. I have upgraded my expectations of what I would like to do with her; and 3. There’s more that needs to be done than I first thought. 4. My son plays travel baseball that only seems to grow in cost and time commitments.
Anyway, I am not particularly mechanically-inclined. I admire how you all just jump in and know what needs to be done and do it. Me, not so much. I thought my blower issue was a resistor. Got it replaced, and I still don’t have a blower that works on anything but high.
What I would like, is to be able to learn from someone hands on. I’m not allergic to getting my hands dirty and doing the work, I just don’t know what work to do. Or, I am happy to do other work in exchange. I don’t have many skills, as I work in an office, but I did work my way through college painting houses, apartment buildings, a factory..... I love doing that stuff. I’m also not too bad at furniture refinishing. The other option that might work, is if someone wanted to earn a little extra money and would be willing to do repairs cheap.
If you think I am crazy and just need to ‘cut bait’, tell me so. I’m too close to it, since she puts a smile on my face for what she represents.
Hopefully these ramblings make some sense. I look forward to any constructive feedback or questions. Thanks for reading. Tim
I need some honest feedback and a fresh perspective. I have a 97 40th Anniversary Edition that has 370k on it. I bought it a little over a year and a half ago. So far, I mainly drive it on weekends, but the time is coming when, if I were to keep it, it would need to be pretty much my daily driver. It probably doesn’t make sense to do that, and maybe I need to hear that. But, I sure do like Tinkerbell.
Things have changed since I bought her. 1. I bought a house that needs updating, furniture, etc.; 2. I have upgraded my expectations of what I would like to do with her; and 3. There’s more that needs to be done than I first thought. 4. My son plays travel baseball that only seems to grow in cost and time commitments.
Anyway, I am not particularly mechanically-inclined. I admire how you all just jump in and know what needs to be done and do it. Me, not so much. I thought my blower issue was a resistor. Got it replaced, and I still don’t have a blower that works on anything but high.
What I would like, is to be able to learn from someone hands on. I’m not allergic to getting my hands dirty and doing the work, I just don’t know what work to do. Or, I am happy to do other work in exchange. I don’t have many skills, as I work in an office, but I did work my way through college painting houses, apartment buildings, a factory..... I love doing that stuff. I’m also not too bad at furniture refinishing. The other option that might work, is if someone wanted to earn a little extra money and would be willing to do repairs cheap.
If you think I am crazy and just need to ‘cut bait’, tell me so. I’m too close to it, since she puts a smile on my face for what she represents.
Hopefully these ramblings make some sense. I look forward to any constructive feedback or questions. Thanks for reading. Tim
