>ITT times when you thought your car was kill, but everything went better than expected.
>Have 98 LS400 >Think tires must be low again, because its 20 degrees out, and car isn't handling quite right, feels bouncy. >Tell myself I will air up later. >Be coming home, 600ft away from driveway. >CEL comes on, check VSC comes on. >Figure VSC is kill, car is kill. >Turns out rear tire was at 12 PSi, and has been leaking at bead. >inflate tire, do multiple key cycles. >No more CEL or Check VSC.
everything went better than expected.
Jack Jenkins
Well, it happens to me on regular basis
>W220 S320 CDI >autobahn >doing around 200km/h >it stalls and the dash looks like a christmas tree >no power steering and it barely brakes now >fuckfuckfuckfuck >pull over it >doesn't start >after a while it starts >roll slowly home afraid it can die any second >one fuel injector was kill, paid for the repair 80 bucks
Carson Bell
>at a drive-through >engine temp starts rising >leave drive-through >engine temp goes back to normal oh, shit, head-gasket >get home >let car idle, temp starts rising >fan won't start oh, shit, fan is bad (or something related) >plug scanner, engine temp is normal oh, shit, one of the temp sensors (car has two, one for the ECU, one for the dash) is bad >order sensor for the next few days (until the sensor comes), the car acts more and more weird >random lights turn on, tachometer goes crazy, radio is kill read some more on the net, check the positive battery terminal - the cocksucker was just two thin bands of metal (from the factory plus 20 years old at that time) >change the terminal, car runs like new
that was ~4 years ago, still no problems >24 year old car
Austin Lopez
>98 4x4 tacoma >under truck working on something, notice t-case is filthydisgustang >start tracing the grime from the bottom of the t-case up to the source >found it. its this big hole. where the fill plug goes. oh fuck why is the fill plug on my t-case fucking gone? >1 week before I pulled a crew cab tundra out of a snowy ditch with my dinky 4cyl reg cab, had all 4 tires spinning on the pavement and bent the tow hook >dump the t-case oil, maybe 1/2 a quart at most comes out, its dirty, and a fucking pebble comes out the drain hole >fill up t-case, drive around in 4lo for a bit, dump the fluid, rinse and repeat >several years and tens of thousands of miles later, still no signs of any damage
ayyy yota tuff
Josiah Collins
> Be cruising down the highway in 5th doing like 65mph at like 3k RPM > Click clack BAM! > Knock, knock, crack! > Truck shuts off i pull over > Crank no start > Fuck RIP head > Just ended up being the timing chain Wew.
Hunter Martinez
this is a story about my first time buying a car on craigslist
>buy 97 vw golf gl for $1600 from a friendly craigslist meth addict >DMV says car has a lien on it for some reason which was paid off but never released??? >I have to call them and come back >dipshit at insurance office charges me the wrong amount for my policy, can't be fixed over the phone >bill of sale is wrong because seller was a meth addict, have to go to 3 DMVs before they will help me but here is where things start to improve >i have to pay $300 late registration fee because seller was a meth addict >also the transmission makes grinding noises randomly while driving >it slams hard from P to 1 every time >rough idle >feels unsafe to drive at high speeds, is a wobbly mess ok i lied but now it gets better >car fails smog (california) because the seller was a meth addict >lose $100 along with my hopes and dreams >car sits for over a year >neighborhood mechanic says can make it pass smog for $600 but he's pretty busy >go to dmv to get moving permits, have to pay registration again, $300 >pay mechanic $600 >months later he says he can't get it to pass, car is throwing codes, the transmission is messed up and generally speaking the car is a shit >car is now sitting in front of my house and will remain there for eternity
fucking craigslist
nothing went better than expected
Nathan Wilson
does anyone know what I can even do with this car? I would rather drive it into the ocean than pay the DMV another $300
Blake Parker
>Buying a VW plast 1970s.
Just sell it as is.
Nicholas Bell
>Have 1990 Volvo 244 DL. >240,000+ miles at the time. >Go to store. >Dash lights all come on. >Figure alternator is kill. >Drive home, lights getting dimmer by the minute. >Read that Bosch alternator has a externally replaceable voltage regulator which is a wear item due to spring loaded brushes. >Have extra alternator with voltage regulator in it. >Swap it after hours of dealing with shitty stripped screws. >Car stops being kill.
mfw people pay for alternator replacements, and yet the spring loaded brush based voltage regulator is easily replaceable, and is only $50. mfw these old Bosch alternators will go 300,000+ miles.
Samuel Martinez
>shillinois winter a few years ago >FB RX-7 can't start even with starter spray, jumps, and usual throttle/carb dance >replace spark plugs >pour cup of automatic trans fluid in the carb >starts eventually >gigantic cloud of black-blue smoke for a few minutes >smoke eventually disperses towards neighbor's houses and RX-7 werks
Jordan Thomas
>this fall >in northern fl >own 2008 Nissan Xterra >189k miles >had to get full back brake job because Xterra is from NY where I lived before and rust >after brake job, brake peddle went soft and went about halfway down and a bunch of lights came on the dash >had it checked out, ABS sensor was kill >new one was $5k, car is worrh $4k >almost got rid of it, but found used one from same model Xterra for $250 >yes.txt >then rear diff was found leaking >didn't know how long it was leaking, oil almost gone >almost ripped rear axle off >had to get after market one because junkyard would only sell entire rear axle >days of work and now no lights >Xterra runs strong to this day
Carter Sullivan
>Drive it into the ocean, film results w/time stamp It'll be a good time
Nicholas Allen
>be me >drive '99 honda crv; """awd""" >live in rural area >first snow of the season comes >go full dagumi for 5 hours >finally go home and park it for the night >come out the next day to start it
>no start >no sounds at all >battery is fine >call mechanic to tell him to expect my car in his lot sometime soon >tells me to wait before i waste money on a tow truck >comes to my house and fiddles with the ground >car is absolutely fine, starts immediately
17 year old me was so relieved, and so embarrassed. i miss that fucking car
Charles Anderson
>$5k ABS sensor No freaking way.
Elijah Lopez
oh man i just found a ton of pictures from when i was 17 and a maniac.
Hunter Richardson
>be me
>in 02 hoonday santa fee, cheap commuter, whatever
> 113,000 mi
>get front struts a few months back after skidding into curb because nj drivers are morons
>mechanic who changes struts says frame is boned but alignment shop may be able to fix it
>shit.jpg
>alignment shop aligns it
>car goes straight - still going strong
>mfw car wont die.jpg
Jordan Morris
nice what kind of car
Nathan Anderson
Did you ever find out where the plug went?
Andrew Roberts
>low tire >Check engine and Check VSC light
i call bullshit
Source: i own a 2004 Lexus LS
Adam Richardson
post 'em
Parker Diaz
Where in North Florida? I'm in Jax
Chase Jones
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Blake Myers
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Ryan Parker
no clue. i used to do lots of off roading in that truck so it's probably in the middle of a trail in bumfuck nowhere southern nevada. not sure how long it was gone for either since I dont get under my truck often, could have been months
Noah Campbell
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Adam Anderson
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Hunter Perry
i almost forgot about this day. broke a CV axle while out hooning in the snow
Isaiah Garcia
>89 Nissan D21, 5 speed, 4 cyl with a custom flatbed >Drove to the jobsite, no trouble at all >Get back in the truck to get some supplies >click >click >no start
>Spend about a half hour tracing back the electrical system until I remember it's a fucking 5-speed truck and just push start it. >Get home after pricing a new starter and notice a little rubber button broken off on the floor >Rubber button actuated the clutch switch, fell off due to age >Fixed with a plastic rivet I already had
Owned that truck for three years. Apart from the new flatbed, battery, and a muffler, I put $0 into keeping it running. Bought it for $700, sold it for $900. I miss it ;_;
Robert Clark
>be me >Volvo S60R >Pushing it to the limit on the On-Ramp >Hear a pop and entire car stalls out >Able to get car going but does not want to rev or go anywhere >Pull over thinking I deleted the Turbo >Intake pipe came off do to loose clamp >Reattach pipe and clamp and drive off happy >mechanic said there was no problems.
I'm just glad I always carry my screwdriver on me at all times.
Pic related its the Screw driver
Nathaniel Watson
>have car with 1mz-fe >250k+ on the clock >drive the thing hard everywhere >has coolant leak and uses oil >go on vacation and leave it with a buddy >get back and pick car up and drive to town >sitting in drive-thru when I notice temp gauge in the red >leave drive-thru and drive a mile to nearest gas station >temp drops back to normal while driving >pop hood and check radiator >not a drop of coolant >top it off and check oil >dipstick is dry as a bone >add a few quarts until I can get home >still runs fine, no ticks, knocks, pings or any other noises. Still gets 20 mpg
TOYOTA STRONK
David Rodriguez
>driving car to city with friends >being dickheads >rev car one good time >8K >POW >think nothing of it >get there, car sounds like it's missing >baby it home >can only hear it in exhaust >sounds terrible at think I fucked a valve >leave car to sit for 5 months because I'm broke and a RB26 head rebuild isn't in my budget >save up and have more than should be enough >hesitantly limp it to shop >I explain that I think I fucked an exhaust valve >he goes out to the car >starts it >lifts the hood >'no' >sprays brake cleaner at the throttle bodies >car revs up >'throttle gasket no good' mfw >take all money I had saved up for repair and throw it at upgrades
Ian Cook
>my old impretzel >on coilovers >hit something on the road one day >freak the fuck out because every lump on the road made my back left coilover shake >take it to mechanic >some old pleb said the spring in the coilover collapsed >might need to put old suspension back in, stock height, etc >become depresso, go home and get old struts to bring back to shop >once I get back, different mechanic said they found a stick stuck in the spring >pulled it out, everything back to normal >didn't even charge me >feelsgoodman
Pic related, the impretzel
Ayden Gomez
>tfw not in touch with the machine spirit still somehow avoid crashing feel like I've been cheating death
Blake Cox
>driving my nissan pintara wagon, aka pinny, aka pov-spec skyline >cost me $500 >driving with some buds through dodgiest suburb in town >attempt to drop a skid, it's in third not first >loud clunk, engine dies >won't start >"oh fuck im gonna get stabbed' >after what feels like hours of cranking it starts, won't idle, barely runs >"quick get in faggots" >limp the stupid thing home >survived, thank god >afm popped off, no worries
Daniel Rogers
best (FWD) car in the world for me (every one else hates it) Infiniti G20
I have another story about the same car (and my stupidity)
>drive on highway >car loses power and struggles to maintain speed >no CEL because OBDI >get home, screwdriver test, one injector bad >go to junkyard, get another one but somehow decide to change the o-rings on the rest people who know a thing or two about cars can start counting the mistakes ... >replace the o-rings >without any kind of lubricant, I try to push the injectors in place using the caps (no twist and push) >caps break >start the engine anyway >hydro-lock it with gas (none of the injectors were seated properly) >start doing everything again >connect the two gas hoses wrong (old car, no returnless system) >car won't start >replace fuel pressure regulator, fuel filter, fuel pump >lose hope >check the hoses again >car runs fine that was one year before the battery terminal "story"