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Browsing salvage auctions. Driver probably lived, but he's never having kids again.   
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How's that saying go? "Mopar and No Kids"?
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Dec 6, 2014 07:18
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Chevy had the rock crusher, here mopar gave us the nut crusher. found this on copart, i desperately need higher detail images. It was jaw droppingly bad until i got to the last image, now i can't stop laughing.    yet totally rad paint: http://copart.com/c2/classic_auction_search_results.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e6s1&lotId=27124814&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
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Dec 6, 2014 07:30
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That is amazing. It's like driving a rap video made of metal album covers.
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Dec 6, 2014 20:54
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I'm terrible car stuff. I left my GTI at the airport for a week with the lights on. Of course I came home to a completely dead battery that no longer holds a charge. It was just over a year old, too. 
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Dec 6, 2014 23:07
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smax posted:I'm terrible car stuff. I left my GTI at the airport for a week with the lights on. Of course I came home to a completely dead battery that no longer holds a charge. It was just over a year old, too. Warranty?
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Dec 6, 2014 23:50
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CarForumPoster posted:Warranty? Like anybody ever keeps the receipt for their car battery.
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Dec 6, 2014 23:53
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Powershift posted:Like anybody ever keeps the receipt for their car battery. If it's like a 3 or 5 year warranty, and it's a year old, it's probably still been fewer than X years since it was produced. Don't these usually have a date code, or a sticker thing for coding manufacture date? Mine have.
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Dec 6, 2014 23:56
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It's me, I'm the terrible car stuff! I haven't replaced my blades in two years...I guess I'd better order some so I don't die.
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Dec 7, 2014 16:58
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Extra posted:People who enact warranties because of their own idiocy. I flat battery should be able to at least recharge and hold a charge if it's relatively new, correct?
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Dec 7, 2014 17:50
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Powershift posted:Like anybody ever keeps the receipt for their car battery. I do, because nothing gives me a bigger grin than watching the Canadian Tire parts weasel try to find a reason to worm out of a receipt he himself signed off on, and then failing when his manager appears and yells at him. Usually I buy my batteries from Affordable, which can sell you 'factory seconds' (usually with blemished labels or whatever) for a lot less than the retail price. Had some great performance out of them over the years, but they're pretty far away compared to CTC when you've just come out to see a dead battery. angryhampster posted:I flat battery should be able to at least recharge and hold a charge if it's relatively new, correct? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Dec 7, 2014 |
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Dec 7, 2014 18:01
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angryhampster posted:I flat battery should be able to at least recharge and hold a charge if it's relatively new, correct? I work at a parts store, where batteries are hawked all day long. Under a year, it's very rare for a battery to be defective/bad. Regardless of the make, most will come back to life after a recharge. After a year, it's a crap shoot. Heat is the biggest factor, I'm in South FL so batteries only go for 2-3 years in ideal conditions anyway. Up North they last a bit longer but the vehicles also have higher demands in the cold. FuzzKill fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Dec 7, 2014 |
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Dec 7, 2014 18:05
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Thats surprising, Ive ruined a few batteries by running them down. Last one was in my Subie when I didnt drive it for a month or so and didnt know that the GPS was on. It was only a year old and wont take a charge anymore.
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Dec 7, 2014 18:08
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Jonny Nox posted:Ok so look: I maintain that despite their reputation, Calgary drivers are no worse than you will find anywhere else but drat if this lady isn't making it hard for me to defend that: She loving hit&ran that red car, too.  I hope she accidentally follows her gps off a bridge into a lake, which is likely based on how bad a driver she is, holy gently caress!
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Dec 7, 2014 18:30
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kastein posted:She loving hit&ran that red car, too. chances are this is her first winter driving in canada. it's supposed to melt and get super slushy in the next few days, so that BMW probably won't live to see 2015.
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Dec 7, 2014 18:35
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Powershift posted:chances are this is her first winter driving in canada. it's supposed to melt and get super slushy in the next few days, so that BMW probably won't live to see 2015. Can't blame snow for any of that though, that's just a fundamental misunderstanding of geometry.
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Dec 7, 2014 18:43
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MrYenko posted:You get new tires when you can't see the wear bars anymore, right? gently caress no!  actually yes. if you can see Lincoln's haircut you need new tires. I was just super broke when I got that flat. Somewhat Heroic posted:I get the Goodyear blades from costco. They have buy one get one free sales pretty regularly, enough that I usually have a set for one car and then the other about the same time they need to be replaced. They only cost $8 and work well enough/long enough for me to be happy. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Dec 7, 2014 |
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Dec 7, 2014 19:01
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Powershift posted:Chevy had the rock crusher, here mopar gave us the nut crusher. You know what's worse? Look at the engine bay photo. They removed the air box for the HVAC. It now has no blower (which would be at the end of the box under the fender) and is pulling air from the engine bay. It's got no fan, but t will still allow heat and smells in from the engine. I know it's a convertible, but you still need defroster, vent, and heat occasionally. And yeah, that paint. Poor '69 Cutlass.
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Dec 7, 2014 19:45
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Oh the wiper blade derail is over? drat I was going to bust this out: Post Terrible Wiper Blade Stuff ITT  also this thing's probably been around but... 
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Dec 7, 2014 19:57
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Tommychu posted:Oh the wiper blade derail is over? drat I was going to bust this out: Usually complemented by...  Led washer nozzles
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Dec 7, 2014 20:07
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Tommychu posted:Oh the wiper blade derail is over? drat I was going to bust this out: Those are remarkably inexpensive for what look like billet aluminum cnc milled anodized gimmicky double wiper blades.
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Dec 7, 2014 20:09
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Safety Dance posted:Those are remarkably inexpensive for what look like billet aluminum cnc milled anodized gimmicky double wiper blades. It's definitely painted plastic.
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Dec 7, 2014 20:12
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jamal posted:It's definitely painted plastic. I know at least one company makes metal ones, I saw them when part searching for the Civic. Like $100 for a set.
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Dec 7, 2014 20:15
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Sappo569 posted:Usually complemented by... You drive like a wanker. But how does everyone know you're a wanker? Wanker lights!
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Dec 7, 2014 20:37
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Tommychu posted:also this thing's probably been around but... One good pothole and it's over.
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Dec 7, 2014 21:01
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Mister Kingdom posted:One good pebble and it's over. A little more likely.
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Dec 7, 2014 21:10
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Mister Kingdom posted:One good pothole and it's over. Which end over? And how many vehicles would be listed on that accident report?
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Dec 7, 2014 21:28
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Tommychu posted:
I refuse to believe that's not a photoshop.
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Dec 7, 2014 21:39
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It's that a prius and a Baja? How's it driven? If it's prius-driven where's the battery? (Normally under the rear seats)
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Dec 7, 2014 22:56
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Oh fun. The previous owner on my Jeep was an absolute fuckhead. The last time I had to fix battery terminals, it was in the parking lot at Georgia Tech in the rain. I guess a parking garage when the air temperature is right around freezing is a slight improvement. Gonna have to find one of kastein's 500 posts on how to properly terminate a battery cable. The negative terminal is in good shape and appears to be OEM. Further evidence of fuckery: the drat oil filter. I couldn't get it off for the life of me yesterday, so I ordered an oil filter wrench from Amazon so it would be delivered today.  This doesn't quite do how much I had to destroy the filter to get it off justice. I probably punctured the filter's skin in two or three places. Had to remove the battery, one of the grill supports, and the air intake hose to get leverage on that fucker.  Off to go dispose of used motor oil in an environmentally sound manner!
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Dec 8, 2014 00:39
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Safety Dance posted:Off to go dispose of used motor oil in an environmentally sound manner!
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Dec 8, 2014 01:00
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I'm gonna find a box of kittens and pour it on them. No, for real, Advance Auto is open for another three hours.
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Dec 8, 2014 01:01
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Safety Dance posted:Oil filter stuff Aside from not tightening it too much (spin til the gasket touches, then 1/4 to 1/2 turn past that, is all you need), make sure you lube the new gasket with oil. If it goes on dry, the heat and pressure will sort of melt the very surface of the gasket and mold it into the metal, which is how it sticks so bad. I've had a few where the gasket was so stuck that even once the filter started turning, I was having to drag it across the gasket to get it all the way off.
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Dec 8, 2014 01:25
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Jonny Nox posted:Ok so look: I maintain that despite their reputation, Calgary drivers are no worse than you will find anywhere else but drat if this lady isn't making it hard for me to defend that: I felt really disappointed after I realized that Daletech did not, in fact, record this
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Dec 8, 2014 01:33
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CarForumPoster posted:Warranty? I'd already had the battery replaced under warranty. Basically, the battery that came with the car lasted 2.5 years before crapping out, and it had a 2-year warranty from the factory. The dealership decided to comp it anyway, but with the understanding that the replacement would only carry a 1-year warranty (it would have been 3 or 5 if I had bought it). Anyway, new battery, new warranty. Oh well.
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Dec 8, 2014 04:41
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Dec 8, 2014 04:43
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It took me a second to realize that truck had not been in a fire. Goddamn.
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Dec 8, 2014 05:14
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Boat posted:It took me a second to realize that truck had not been in a fire. Goddamn. Well, fire is just rapid oxidation, after all.
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 Sometimes it's the simple things.
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