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Gabe1

Gabe1

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Eric1955 said:
I should probably work on that. I've never done one before.
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Go for it! Nothing like knowing down to the second when your trip will start.
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Gabe1

Gabe1

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StarWarsGirl95 said:
Jen has been known to use them for other purposes besides drinking.:hilarious:

The abbreviation of my name (SWG or SWG95) is fine. Or my first name, Missy.:) I know Starwarsgirl95 is a lot to type out.
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On very rare occasions I had called my DD Missy, it was rare 'cause it was when I needed to correct an inappropriate action. As an example when she took aim at her brother in her little fisher price pink car in the living room. He like deserved it though.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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MinnieM123 said:
Oh brother, not again . . . just when it seemed like both cars would o.k. I was just wondering--do you have any local rating service online for auto repair places in your area? In my area, we have Yelp where local people post their experiences at various businesses, etc. So I was curious if you had anything like that in Mexico where you might find a positive reference for a good mechanic in your area. Just a thought, but probably you've already exhausted all methods by this point. Sorry to hear about your mom's car.
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nope, the problem is.. that a lot of mechanics that have bad reps just switch and open another shop with another name.
Its a very well known trick.
It isnt hard to set up a new shop.

Anyway, the Jeep is back working again.. It was the Battery.

It was replaced. We also used that change as excuse to replace the lightbulbs that were blown on the blinking and rear lamps. and replace one that was cracked (damn with those people who hit your cars and run away in the parking lots)

and dunno, but I felt a little shake right now. I wonder if we just had a soft quake.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Gabe1 said:
On very rare occasions I had called my DD Missy, it was rare 'cause it was when I needed to correct an inappropriate action. As an example when she took aim at her brother in her little fisher price pink car in the living room. He like deserved it though.
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My grandmother used to call me little Missy because I was always so short. The name stuck.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Goofyernmost said:
I hear you and I will bet that when I need to do it on my car, I will regret that I sold all my tools when I moved to NC. I have been lucky though... my car has 112,000 miles on it and it still has the original brakes on it. And it's a heavy car... a 2005 Cadillac DHS. I was also amazed that when it had it's last oil change I was able to see underneath the car and the entire exhaust system is still shiny metal and that's after 6 years in Vermont winters, salt laden and all.

I sometimes get upset by the newer car designs though. For example, if I open the hood on mine all I see is another hood. I have no idea what the engine even looks like so I would probably turn away from attempting repairs at all. At the same time I can't help but remember how much maintenance the older cars took. You had to know where the spark plugs were because you were supposed to change them every 10 to 15K. (remember that... points, plugs and condenser plus timing light to move the distributor alignment just about every tune up. 2 degrees above top dead center, etc.) To my knowledge my plugs are still original. I know I have never changed them and when I bought the car it was only 3 years old. (actually closer to 2 years old). I can remember that I would take a bunch of tune-ups and a feeling of good luck to take any long distance trips with them and when they hit 80 to 90K you might just as well drive or tow them to the junkyard. I'd head cross country with mine tomorrow if there was a reason too, without any fear at all. The old cars may have been heavier and easier to get at mechanically, but, I really strongly feel that the dependability was much less then now. People are getting 300 and 400K miles out of a vehicle regularly now, that wasn't even a dream back then.
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You must roll/coast gently into stops like I do. :cool:

Yes, I definitely remember those maintenance intervals being so much closer together, and as much as I love me some old cars, I don't miss that.
And yep, I definitely remember the old tune up kits with points and condenser (and the little grease capsule for the points).
Also, yes, it seemed like factory timing was always about 2-ish degrees before TDC. Memories.

And, to that last part...
Reliability better darn well be better these days, after way over a century of tryin' to perfect the darn things. ;)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Gabe1 said:
2 years ago when the tornadoes struck on both sides of U of I I was driving home from there. The tornado was ripping up the town to the East of me and little known to me a town over to the West. I was stuck on I 57 with no where to go...exits not for another 10 miles and even then just glass building without basements. So scary. My DD was in her dorm basement on Move-In Day. Joy Joy
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Yep, I remember you posting all that at the time. So scary.
 

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