Truck and Girl

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Air.

Wow. Haven't been here for a while. Thanks for all the fucking crap spam shit, guys! I don't need it though because I have MEGADICK.

I'd been noticing that my steering was particularly soupy for the last few weeks, especially trying to turn at slow speed. I was worried there might be something wrong with the whole steering column/axle shit.

Turns out all it needed was a little air in the tires.

So easy!

By the way, am considering co-opting the Snatch blog to turn it into vitriolic-spew-blog, like the good old days.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Maintenance.

Yesterday, I helped Charlie and Modesty buy lots of stuff - their first big shop since coming to America. Trouble was, it got to a point where Charlie was holding my hatchback door open with one hand, and baby Z in the other while Dan and I unloaded the car. This is bad.

So, today I called John my mechanically inclined boy-friend to help me fix it. We went to Kragen, where we purchased 4 new hydraulic hold-the-door-open thingies, some coolant, some radiator sealant, a toolkit, a chamois, some sealing tape, and 3 Forest Pine leaf things for the rear view mirror. And a new globe for my crustily corroded rear brake light.

So, all I have to is reattach my rear view mirror so I can hang the leaf from it. Then, we're DANDY.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

The Money Pit.

I still haven't spent that much money on the car. There have been things that everyone should just do if they buy something second hand (like wheel alignments, all-fluid flush & change etc). Then there are things that can't be put off (for too long), like having a faulty seat belt replaced. That's done, by the way.

Then there are problems that come up as a result of wear and tear. The driver's side window got stuck down. It wasn't that funny, driving at 70mph, feeling like you bobsledding across an Antarctic tundra. And it was a bit chilly after dark.

I took it to the shop. They called back and told me it would be $350. To replace the motor, and for labour.

What choice did I have?

I've decided I don't particularly like the chaps at the garage. They are a little bit too slick, and the car is never ready when they say it will be, and somehow, they always manage to charge me just a little bit more than I had agreed to on the phone.

At least I'm in warmer weather now.

Posted by george at 10:23 AM | 0 comments