Car Progress

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:05:49 GMT

Oh, one maybe good thing I forgot to mention is that he said the way the car was running because of the messed up sensor was killing it's gas mileage, so it might do a little better now.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (TWEETER911) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:46:03 GMT

When it comes to cars...I feel your pain. *spits a bee at you*

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:56:45 GMT

Okay, so the inspections, parts (oxygen sensor and new radiator), labor, and general service (oil change, etc.) ended up being about $450.00. The car passed inspection with ease after that, so it's good until May 2010 now. I just don't feel ready to give that car up, yet. It's got some quirks, but it's never broken down or needed major repair, and there's a lot of sentimental value.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:35:57 GMT

Well, it failed inspection but he says it's not a lost cause. We have until the end of June to pass inspection now but I told them to just keep it at the garage because we don't need to drive anywhere the next few days. I think it needs a new sensor to get the emissions right and a new radiator if we plan to keep it for another year. With the information I have, I think it's worth fixing.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:49:15 GMT

Most likely going to take the old car to be worked on and possibly for inspection tomorrow. You can smell exhaust from inside so there's got to be a problem there. It's a tough decision to make about how much money to put into it. On one hand, the car is beyond ancient, it looks worse all the time, and doesn't get good gas mileage. On the other hand, it has extremely low mileage for it's age, it's never broken down on us, and has required very little in maintenance in the...

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:22:34 GMT

Tried the new GPS today and it works great. I'm looking forward to going to some places that seemed too intimidating before.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:16:17 GMT

Yeah, I know. I watched him tow it away until it was out of sight. The funny thing is that the broken wheel well was STILL dragging on the ground and it's gonna be like that all the way down to the salvage yard.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:41:13 GMT

Kind of sad to never see it again. Oh, well, change is a fact of life.

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feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:31:04 GMT

The salvage yard gave us $100 for the Eagle Summit. That's the last we'll see of it.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:11:54 GMT

Flying Omelette wrote:
The thought's occurred to me that the last time I can remember seeing a Chevy Nova was right before Crawl sold his. I still see a LOT of Corsicas on the road.

Man, I don't know what's happened, but since making that post I've been seeing less and less of those things and Berettas. I now see lots of Luminas, though, and I can't figure it out.

Anyway,...

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:46:51 GMT

The little motor that raises the radio antenna up and down got messed up. The antenna wouldn't lower so the motor kept trying and there was no way to shut it off. Had to take it in to get the motor disconnected so it wouldn't drain the battery. On the plus side, it's stuck extended so you can still listen to the radio. On the downside... well, I guess there isn't much of one. Having the antenna up while parked doesn't suddenly make the car uglier.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:13:30 GMT

I found my next ride:

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:18:02 GMT

The mechanic said the recent engine noise was some pipe that had rotted. It was fixed, very inexpensively. I'm not sure if the car was this quiet even when my dad was driving it. Anyway, he said everything is set for the summer, and there are no other issues with the car that he noticed.

Uh-oh. James is ticked off now. Stand back...HE'S A NUT!!

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:51:06 GMT

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In fact, I do recall thinking earlier in the year that it was starting to sound louder than usual.

Our car sounds a bit off to me sometimes, but the mechanic said it was alright. I don't care too much at this point, the car is pleasant enough to ride in, but it's 21 years old. The next time it needs any major work, we'll probably have to buy something newer.

I...

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (KazuoSH) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:46:00 GMT

I need to take my car to the car wash sometime to get the salt off. Every time I think to take it down I remember all the junk in the back, like the baby seat.

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:15:40 GMT

I took the Malibu into the dealer for its first oil change and service check. Because of the snow, for the past few weeks it's been covered in a white-gray powder. I had no idea they were going to wash that crap off and when they told me the car was in the lot, ready to be taken home, I walked outside and walked up and down the aisle twice and thought, "They must've gotten me confused with someone else. My car isn't out here." Then I turned around to go back into the building when I...

Re: Car Progress

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:16:03 GMT

I finally figured out how to program the radio stations on the Malibu. Now I've got music again.

After driving the Malibu for a few days, Crawl and I took the Corsica out to a picnic yesterday (since some of our picnic supplies are already in its trunk, and I guess we just didn't feel like transferring them over.) I couldn't believe how loud the Corsica is compared to the Malibu! To be fair, though, I don't think it was always that

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