Interesting thread. I've been at my place of business for so long, I now get 4~5 weeks vacation, (no, it's a s***hole and we're all outsourced at the end of the year) 2 of which are reserved for fixing my 300D, the XJ6, my old 220S, wife's suby and my ol' trusty Mazda. Took off the second and third week of October this year. In 14 days there were 12 with heavy rains and 2 with just drizzle. All I managed to do was change the oil in the 300 and get tires put on the Mazda. A sad loss of my favorite time of year, car fix-it month. I ***** and bellyache about having to drive such POS's and yet I'm happiest when I've accomplished some obsure fix and gotten a formerly dead beast back on the road. I'm calling in sick tomorrow so i can fix the GP relay on the diesel :-0