Did a brake swap on mine last summer and I would swear that my car hated me because of it. I think that we made up this summer when I promised no more big projects for a while. No problems so far. Tony
My car has tried to kill me since day one and that was 12 years ago... My olds 60 is the reason why I almost have lost my interest for cars a couple of times. I seldom drive it because I´m afraid of her but still I can´t let that fucker go. It´s like a really destructive relationship with a girl that takes all my money and constantly spit in my face but still I stay since she´s pretty...
I think the opposite, my beater likes me, come to find out I've been running since at least may with only partial rear brakes, maybe longer. Leaking through a fitting in the brake hose, not enough so I didn't have good pedal with it, not really enough to even make a noticable puddle until recently, but since I fixed it what a difference too.
my girlfriends 50 pontiac hates or hated me seem like since i put aquickie re-paint on her she likes me abit more now my 0/t ford truck i thought hated me but i think she was just seeing if i really wanted to own her and take care of her needs
No offense. Stolen but true!If it has tits or tires you will have trouble with it. But some of us love trouble. <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset" class=alt2>Originally Posted by BOWTIE BROWN If it has tits or wheels you will have trouble with it. Be nice </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Well I sure as hell seem to attract it lol...and I'm the one with the boobs...this must mean my Ford is going to be a nightmare...ugh!
HA HA! You and your Ford may be trouble but as long as you can joke and enjoy working on and around old cars, you won't be too much trouble. We've been married 55 years next month. And the last time I looked my wife had boobs and she's always been trouble! Sent via this computer by me.
Only when it's pouring rain and I get a flat tire... Same tire in 2 different rain storms.. That tire loves to pick up nails and screws..
Thats like telling a woman you look good but you would be better if these were larger and that was smaller. Some women are happy to change, some will hate you forever.
I had a truck once 61 gmc was always good to me until I sold her and everything feel apart on the new owner in saying that I did not advertise the truck and he asked me if he could buy it
I'm with you. I think my '60 likes having me doing everything twice with her, whereas my '48 F-1 will sit patiently for months, go out to the garage and fire up like I just drove it yesterday! Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
Not my but my wife's car does. That car breaks almost every time I get in it , she can drive it for weeks and no problem.
I think my truck hates me at times. I put 3 engines, two tranny's, 2 rear ends and a set of axles in this summer. But then again most of time I think I deserve it, its what I get for using unknown used parts.
All inanimate objects have the ability to do this. I don't have this trouble with cars though. I have doorways move as I pass thru, chairs jump in front of me when I'm not looking, my tools hide from me, something unties my shoe often,
My F1 is called Betty Draper (Mad Men) with all her issues. I got her, she was quite a death trap, but now that we've sorted out a lot of the unsafe stuff and "wtf" stuff, well she can be a bit temperamental. But I love her just the same. Haha Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
My Cadillac starts to misbehave whenever I start to entertain the thought of pursuing women I like...
I've got a 5 or 6 drop leak in my transmission. Right where the gasket seals. I want to replace it, but won't. Why, you ask? Because when I got it from the transmission shop, it shifted great. But sometimes, it would shift down to 2nd and I'd have to move the shifter into 2nd and back to drive. Then, one day..... it just started to work like it should. It still does, but I know if I drop the pan and replace the gasket, it'll be a bad omen. So, I deal with a few drops of fluid on the driveway. Cars have a mind all thier own.
All our cars are good to us.. MOST of the time anyway. We did have a 55 Chevy that was pretty mean tho..She hated starters, loved sucking battery juice, loved to take off on her own with her lil high idling carb.. and never liked to stop with her spongy brakes. One time she was idling so high we pulled over to adjust the carb and dad got his hand caught in the fan... Several stitches and a lovely bill later we decided to relocate the oil and water gauges... We ended the day by having to re-wire the whole car after every damn wire on the car decided burn up on us... After that we sold the bitch
Sometimes I think that when I got my 55 chevy I should have just left it where it was headed for.....the crusher. Floor pans, 1/4 panels, braces, body mounts..you name it, it gave me a hard time most of the way through the build. It's been on the road now for 6 years and STILL , the bitch lets me know that she's not happy being driven again. It'll run great for a couple of days and then run like shit for a week for no real reasons. I swear sometimes the damn thing is possessed
I am fighting with mine. Thermostat housing was leaking, fixed that then figured since it was on jack stands I'd change the oil. The drain plug finishes striping out, so my good buddy Ted fixes it. The timing chain cover starts leaking after I put the oil pan back on, which you have to take the oil pan off to get the timing cover off.
Good friend used to say that sometimes it's just simpler to burn a little pile of money in the driveway in front of the car. Kinda like a burnt offering...
I was going through a 50 shoebox parts car i bought recently and found a half bottle of asprin. The car had bucket seats, a 3 spd floor shift, 8 inch shackles in the back with crushed velvet door panels from back in the day. I envisioned the last guy to run this car was proud of his hotrod but had problems keeping it running or something. I kind of chuckled under my breath as i could relate to old car woes and no money to fix it. Those where tough and aggravating days back then.
I don't think my truck hates me but I do think she has control issues. It's like she wants to dictate when and what I am going to be working on next. Our latest issue; I know her engine is tired and have been gathering the parts I want for a rebuild. I have most everything but a good block. 2 days ago I posted an ad to find a 292 block locally, I shit you not, the next morning on my way back home with a load of wood she starts smoking from under the hood. I pull over and raise the hood to find a coating of oil all over everything. I had oil with me and dumped 2 1/2 quarts in, start her up and see no leak, rev her up and the dipstick tube turned into a golden fountain. I was 5 miles from the house and idled her home. Turns out that #8 piston cracked and the rings broke. She had been running sweet for the last couple of months, wasn't even 18 hours after I posted the ad. Anyone have a 292 block ?
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