Car repairs!

[jim]

That stinks TM.

Junior's car has cost us some money. Comes home two weeks ago and tells me that the speedometer doesn't work, that it stalled once going around a corner, and that the brakes had a little thumping in them.

Took it out for a spin and realized that Junior is a car idiot. Thumping my butt, you pressed the brakes and it about jarred you out of your seat. A little talk with Junior to explain that it really needs to be taken care of before it gets to that point. Take it in, replace the speed sensor and new front pads + reshape the rotors. And a tune up. $450.

Next week, calls me from Springfield. He's stuck in White Oaks Mall with his g/f, the car won't start without a jump and it won't stay running unless you keep it at 1500 rpm. No way he can drive his g/f back home and get back to Decatur, or even a mechanic. He describes some really weird stuff with the vehicle, I really have no idea what it is. Turns out to be just a battery, but with the tow it was like $175.

Yes, I hate cars too.

[Tambourine Man]

Ouch, that's rough jim!

I'm not any good at self-diagnosing car problems unless they break off in my hand, so I can sympathize with Jr. You gotta give us mechanical idots a break. I'm amazed by people who can just say..."Hell, it's your alternator. That'll run ya' around (insert some amount of $$$ here) to have it fixed." But I do like to pop the hood and pretend I know what the hell I'm doing...jiggle some wires and point at stuff. Yeah, that's all for show.

[Michael]

Ouch, that's rough jim!

I'm not any good at self-diagnosing car problems unless they break off in my hand, so I can sympathize with Jr. You gotta give us mechanical idots a break. I'm amazed by people who can just say..."Hell, it's your alternator. That'll run ya' around (insert some amount of $$$ here) to have it fixed." But I do like to pop the hood and pretend I know what the hell I'm doing...jiggle some wires and point at stuff. Yeah, that's all for show.

The worst is when your woman asks you to help her with her car. I've never even changed the damn oil, how do you except me to diagnose your car issues? How emasculating.

[cardinalkarp]

Ouch, that's rough jim!

I'm not any good at self-diagnosing car problems unless they break off in my hand, so I can sympathize with Jr. You gotta give us mechanical idots a break. I'm amazed by people who can just say..."Hell, it's your alternator. That'll run ya' around (insert some amount of $$$ here) to have it fixed." But I do like to pop the hood and pretend I know what the hell I'm doing...jiggle some wires and point at stuff. Yeah, that's all for show.

The worst is when your woman asks you to help her with her car. I've never even changed the damn oil, how do you except me to diagnose your car issues? How emasculating.

Just tell her cars these days are computerized and its pretty much impossible to work on them yourself (which is pretty much the truth).

As a challenge to myself I put an air intake kit on my car (I never work on cars), and it was surprisingly not all that bad. I had to go over the instructions quite a few times but I got in on there and it functions really well.

[Tambourine Man]

Ouch, that's rough jim!

I'm not any good at self-diagnosing car problems unless they break off in my hand, so I can sympathize with Jr. You gotta give us mechanical idots a break. I'm amazed by people who can just say..."Hell, it's your alternator. That'll run ya' around (insert some amount of $$$ here) to have it fixed." But I do like to pop the hood and pretend I know what the hell I'm doing...jiggle some wires and point at stuff. Yeah, that's all for show.

The worst is when your woman asks you to help her with her car. I've never even changed the damn oil, how do you except me to diagnose your car issues? How emasculating.

Just tell her cars these days are computerized and its pretty much impossible to work on them yourself (which is pretty much the truth).

As a challenge to myself I put an air intake kit on my car (I never work on cars), and it was surprisingly not all that bad. I had to go over the instructions quite a few times but I got in on there and it functions really well.

Whait is this "air intake" you speak of? I'd point to the window and proclaim it the best spot to install an air intake kit.

I'm with Michael. My girlfriend's car was nearly totalled a month ago and hasn't driven the same since it came back from the body shop. I've informed her that it could be the sparkplugs or something else. That's all I got, and she knows I don't have any car knowledge. I do like the "computerized" line.

[Michael]

What makes it worse is after I make an ass out of myself she calls her father and he gives helpful advice. It's terrible.

[Tambourine Man]

What makes it worse is after I make an ass out of myself she calls her father and he gives helpful advice. It's terrible.

LOL, that's exactly what my GF does! Her dad's a handy dude, so there's no point in wasting time asking me questions. If it's not a flat tire, out of gas, car bomb, or gremilns chewing on wires (it happens), don't bother asking my advice.

[Michael]

Well it's comforting to know another nancy-boy out there understands my pain.

[jim]

Ouch, that's rough jim!

I'm not any good at self-diagnosing car problems unless they break off in my hand, so I can sympathize with Jr. You gotta give us mechanical idots a break. I'm amazed by people who can just say..."Hell, it's your alternator. That'll run ya' around (insert some amount of $$$ here) to have it fixed." But I do like to pop the hood and pretend I know what the hell I'm doing...jiggle some wires and point at stuff. Yeah, that's all for show.

The worst is when your woman asks you to help her with her car. I've never even changed the damn oil, how do you except me to diagnose your car issues? How emasculating.

Just tell her cars these days are computerized and its pretty much impossible to work on them yourself (which is pretty much the truth).

It's the exact truth. When he told me the speedometer didn't work and the check engine light was on I immediately dismissed those two as being related. Impossible, there is a cable ..... Oh wait. No cable anymore, a freaking computerized sensor that probably registers a code and turns the check engine light on.

Scary thing, the mechanic told me that the new jeeps now have a sensor in the accelerator. Mine still has a cable. Now just happens to when THAT goes out?

[ThatGuy]

Whait is this "air intake" you speak of? I'd point to the window and proclaim it the best spot to install an air intake kit.

Assuming he put a cold air intake in, it basically lowers the temperature of the air going into the engine so it'll produce more power.