My darn cars engine went on vacation!! and the kicker is....

[Pcrat 65]

So me and my 4 year old son were driving home last week. Engine started sputtering hard some banging in the engine and ,, it died. Pulled over, thank god it was less than a half mile from my house.

 

wouldnt start, towed ( well pushed it with a truck ) home. got it started, but ran bad  VERY bad. 6 cylinder only running on 3.

 

we found out, that the timing chain jumped, bent some valves, and put a hole in 1 of the pistons, and the rear bank wasnt firing either.

was a good engine, only had 149,000 miles on it ( oldsmobile Cutlass 1998 ) sold it to a buddy, he is gonna put a new motor in it.

 

so all i have is $800.00.... i looked and looked on craigslist, everything was junk and well over 200,000 miles. just needed something to get me by for a little while,

 

and low and behold, at my work, a bigwig, was selling his car, wanted 1700.00 for it.

a 1995 Oldsmobile 88. Sky blue, only a couple SMALL spots of rust,  ( thats hard to find in michigan lol ) so I talked to him, 

I told him my situation, he said he would sell it to me for 1200.00 I asked him anything wrong. 

his wife drove it for 10 years, just babyed the heck out of it, 152,000 miles.

brand new tires, new rebuilt transmission, 4 new shocks, ball joints, and alot of new parts in the motor.

 

So I took it for a spin today wow does that car ride nice.  and hes allowing me to make payments ( he holds the car until then of course )

 

for 1200.00 i expected junk still at that price. 

 

BUT the kicker of this story is....

when me and my 4 year old son were walking home, of the 1,000,000 cars that drove by and 2 cops, only 1 person stopped in the HEAT and asked if we needed a ride( and it wasnt a cop )... and of course i was less than 500 feet from my driveway by then.

 

so to all of those who seen a little kid walking along the highway with his dad in the heat & kept on driving...  kiss my ass!!

even tho my son had fun walking home ( and i didnt lol ) 

if i seen that i wouldnt even think twice and i would of stopped. 

 

so yea thats my week.. and i got a bonus check and profit sharing comming soon too. 

 

 

 

[slice&dice 2,450]

Hmmmmmm, and to think that I'm upset at my wiper washer suddenly failing to spray.

 

It's all a matter of proportion, I guess.

[mabscotthandyman 1,410]

I feel your fustration been there ...but you cant keep a good man down you will bounce back and maybe even better.

[sleeveofwizzard 104]

I think about this sometimes, it is a different world today then when I was young. I grew up in a small town and people picked each other up all the time. I hardly ever walked all the way whenever I was on foot. The fuel pump in my suburban went out a few weeks ago and I had to walk a few miles in the heat. I wasn't surprised that no one stopped but I was reminiscing about how it used to be the whole trip. I do make a point to stop when I see someone that looks like they could use a hand. Either on the side of the road broken down or walking in a place that doesn't look like they really want to be walking. The pay it forward attitude can benefit everyone. I do not recommend picking up hitchhikers. Also here in my area there was a news report about a young girl being used by gang members to lure people into picking her up and drive to an ambush location where they were robbed. Just something to think about.

[Rodger 527]

In my day , when you wanted a ride , you held your thumb in the direction you were walking . That indicated you wanted a ride . Most people walking now are doing it on purpose for health reasons . Walking as you " hitched " a ride showed people you were not a lazy ass sitting on a curb waiting for a ride . It may have been cheaper to put an engine in your car ??

[Pcrat 65]

lol last time i held my thumb out, i wasnt looking, and guess who pulls up  YEP! I was walking and he still asked for my license lol. I guess i should of said u want to see my registration too