Yea, it is great being able to take our cars out 365 days a year (minus hurricane days). One of the three reasons i relocated to Florida. I go to car shows every weekend.
i just went through this. I was having a horrible time trying to get a wheel alignment done on my 'cuda. Four different shops, and 12.5 hours later it was completed by a shop that does restorations, repairs and engine work on classic cars only.
I could be going 70 mph, and the engine just shuts off. I could be stopped at a light, and the car just shuts off. It never does it after a cold start, only after I've been driving for a while.
Recently my 1970 cuda will just stall while driving. If I put it in neutral, turn the key off and then try to restart the car while just coasting, it will start back up. Sometimes all will be good for weeks, then, like this weekend, it stalled 5 times while driving home. Where do I even start to...
Two separate Mavis tire shops, and a Firestone Tire shop attempted to do it, but never did it. The last successful alignment was done 8 years ago, and I can't remember who it was. It was at one of the Mavis shops, but it wasn't Mavis back then.
I finally succeeded in getting my wheel alignment done. After 4 shops and spending 12.5 hours waiting around, I found a place, "Complete Classic Auto Restoration" that did the job in 1 hour. Went on a cruise yesterday and she drove beautiful. HAPPY DAYS!
None of the three places charged me for the time they spent. At least they treated me good in that respect. Car drives fine, drives true, BUT I just rebuilt the entire front end, all new parts and bushings, new shocks and new tires. I am sure I am not so good at setting everything perfectly. I...