Travis

You obviously know more about the relative merits of R12, R134, R414, etc. than I do and I am sure that you are correct from a technical standpoint. The average person like myself, however, may not care to make the distinction between absolute optimum and "good enough". My daily driver is an '86 Mustang 5.0 long since converted to R134 because I once got popped $60 for a can of R12. Suits me just fine. As far as keeping everything original, some folks will be fanatical and others won't care much either way. Considering that my '86 SL cost @ $48K new and considering the number of things I see wrong with the car from a value standpoint, it is hard for me to treat the car as an art object. I love it because it runs like hell, looks great (kinda like my $16K Mustang) and the style points are without equal.

Live from Ft. Worth,

Mike