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grasswire

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17. I'm a true progressive, I think

Reply to MicaelS (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:44 AM

Jul 2012

When my old Volvo finally quit, I gave up cars. And that was almost ten years ago.

To start the Volvo, I had to go through quite a routine.

Because the key had long ago broken off in the opening, I had to use a screwdriver to turn on the engine. But first, I had to use a crochet hook to open the hood latch, because I had to put the connections back onto the battery. To turn off the engine, I had to just let it die. Then go 'round and use the crochet hook to open the hood and remove the connectors to the battery. Oh, and the passenger door only opened from the inside.

But hey --- almost 250,000 miles. And still stylin', it was!

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The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Doing It Yourself [View all] MineralMan Jul 2012 OP

Dude... jberryhill Jul 2012 #1

That and some WD-40 will solve any problem. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #2

Would that it were so... MineralMan Jul 2012 #5

Not familiar with PD Blaster. I usually resort to 3-in-1 first. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #12

Try it. It works great, when it can work. MineralMan Jul 2012 #15

WD-40 got me through a number of doughnut gasket changes. Good shit, Maynard. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #19

"PB" Blaster. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #31

Ah, if only... MineralMan Jul 2012 #4

Well MM, there is no finally NO DOUBT that you are a "True Progressive" ™ MicaelS Jul 2012 #3

It has a Wellstone bumper sticker on it, too. MineralMan Jul 2012 #6

Oh God, a "Card Carrying One"™, too. n/t MicaelS Jul 2012 #14

I'm a true progressive, I think grasswire Jul 2012 #17

Props to you for doing your own wrenching Blue Owl Jul 2012 #7

I'd sure rather not, though. MineralMan Jul 2012 #9

Damn, I feel sorry for anyone who has to do this. I went through this hell when I was poor. Zalatix Jul 2012 #8

No HOA in my neighborhood, MineralMan Jul 2012 #11

I quit working on cars with my current one... MicaelS Jul 2012 #18

About that shop not getting your work, I had 4 cars in the shop in the last month. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #10

Yah, cars suck, pretty much. MineralMan Jul 2012 #13

I don't work on my car myself any more. kentauros Jul 2012 #16

Yes, that's the ideal. Sadly, my world is rarely ideal, it seems. MineralMan Jul 2012 #22

I have found saving myself from injury kentauros Jul 2012 #28

I loved your post ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #20

Yah, beer and a couple of clueless buddies standing around MineralMan Jul 2012 #21

lol! HappyMe Jul 2012 #23

yep... phantom power Jul 2012 #24

Nice. It's absolutely correct, too. MineralMan Jul 2012 #25

That's not the way it works FarCenter Jul 2012 #27

I just recently put a larger hard drive into a computer here at work. Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #26

it IS a scam, just like this example in the auto industry Ghost of Huey Long Jul 2012 #30

Both places were charging you too much Ghost of Huey Long Jul 2012 #29

OEM Cats for the Volvo are very... meaculpa2011 Jul 2012 #32