hi nick,just read the private mail you sent me ,no you havent upset me at all mate ,personally i think ur a canny chap as we spoke a couple of years ago at length about low mile csl,s and it was just before i found the 2995 mile example ,i can remember you saying at the time that you,d sold a 400 mile car ,isle of man rings a bell .i was thankful for the advice you gave back then .
as with any car tho ,manufacturers try to make them as cheaply as they can and skimp if at all possible .hence hardly any paint in engine compartment ,boot area and underneath.even a new car with no miles on will develop rust on bolts.nuts ,fixings etc if left standing .and the paint finish on the exterior ,laquer depth etc is nothing to write home about considering how much these vehicles cost new.
i just wanted to make the car look as mint as possible ,it took about 18 months just a few hours here and there,to strip and refinish all items to an acceptable standard ,luckily i have access to replating equipment etc so it was a lot easier for me than it would be otherwise .
one thing i found suprising was the fact that not one bolt was torqued to the correct setting when i stripped it ,suppose thats mass production for you .
anyhow hope ur ok with that and please feel free to contact me on anything
michael
as with any car tho ,manufacturers try to make them as cheaply as they can and skimp if at all possible .hence hardly any paint in engine compartment ,boot area and underneath.even a new car with no miles on will develop rust on bolts.nuts ,fixings etc if left standing .and the paint finish on the exterior ,laquer depth etc is nothing to write home about considering how much these vehicles cost new.
i just wanted to make the car look as mint as possible ,it took about 18 months just a few hours here and there,to strip and refinish all items to an acceptable standard ,luckily i have access to replating equipment etc so it was a lot easier for me than it would be otherwise .
one thing i found suprising was the fact that not one bolt was torqued to the correct setting when i stripped it ,suppose thats mass production for you .
anyhow hope ur ok with that and please feel free to contact me on anything
michael
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