Hurricane
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My parents recently decided to get me a car. As you would expect, I was pretty excited. That is, until they told me that no, I would not be getting a used, or even functional, automobile, but my sister's old car. The one that hasn't been driven in over three years and has been sitting in our driveway the entire time.
Being the good sport that I am, however, I decided to take it in stride and look at it as an oppurtunity. I get to learn how to fix a car. So my dad and I worked for almost two months getting it into a drivable condition. We completely replaced the brakes, repaired the transmission, and fixed the leak in my power steering.
I was driving it for about a week when I pulled into the parking lot of the local BK and went inside. When I came out, low and behold, my car would not start! I must have sat there in the 80 degree weather for half an hour before someone could pick me up and inform me that my starter is broken. So now, after Two month's hard labor, over $500 invested, and having it run perfectly, I must now replace the $130 starter. I guess I should have seen this coming. I mean, what better reward is there for hard work... than more hard work?
Anyways, if you made it through that entire rant, thank you for reading and the next time I see you, you will get a cookie. If anyone's had similar problems, please post and we can fume together.:thumbs:
Being the good sport that I am, however, I decided to take it in stride and look at it as an oppurtunity. I get to learn how to fix a car. So my dad and I worked for almost two months getting it into a drivable condition. We completely replaced the brakes, repaired the transmission, and fixed the leak in my power steering.
I was driving it for about a week when I pulled into the parking lot of the local BK and went inside. When I came out, low and behold, my car would not start! I must have sat there in the 80 degree weather for half an hour before someone could pick me up and inform me that my starter is broken. So now, after Two month's hard labor, over $500 invested, and having it run perfectly, I must now replace the $130 starter. I guess I should have seen this coming. I mean, what better reward is there for hard work... than more hard work?
Anyways, if you made it through that entire rant, thank you for reading and the next time I see you, you will get a cookie. If anyone's had similar problems, please post and we can fume together.:thumbs:
, thanks for the good laugh.
