Reply to "Vintage Speedster - broken valve springs, carb leak downs, general performance problems"

If it helps, I am not a mechanic and I had to pay to get everything done when I bought my Spyder.

I believe the car sat more than it was driven and as a result, there was a ton to sort out for the first 2 driving seasons. There were times I was beyond frustrated, I went through multiple mechanics, some who thought the car was real so I got the double labor hour special. Mostly, it was little annoying issues that stopped the car from being fun all the time. But when it was running well, it was amazing.

Stan is right though, it's not just the car. I have met some great people here.

Last year and this year have been mostly problem free and I am doing more of the work myself. Wouldn't part with the car if it cost me more thousands.

Hope that helps.

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