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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004Bloody car!
Got in to take P to childcare and it wouldn't start. Had to take P to childcare in the pram and it is sooo cold!!! So for the second Monday in a row I'm waiting for the RACV. If it takes any money to fix it I'll be out a car for the week :-( I am sooo pissed off!!!! AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I feel surprisingly better now!) Liz Oh dear Liz I can sympathise. The amount of money I threw at my car in teh first few weeks was a joke! Melissa > Got in to take P to childcare and it wouldn't start. Had to take P to > childcare in the pram and it is sooo cold!!! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Liz Note to self - leaving the boot/hatch ajar turns the internal light on = flat battery. Two flat batteries in less than a week must be some kind of record!! Liz > Oh dear Liz I can sympathise. The amount of money I threw at my car in teh > first few weeks was a joke! [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Liz > Note to self - leaving the boot/hatch ajar turns the internal light on = > flat battery. > Two flat batteries in less than a week must be some kind of record!! > > Liz hmm nope.... I had the following go wrong inginition tumbler blew the head uni joints diff the radiator, the hoses the master cyclinder the brake pistons the water pump the wiper motor the alternator the battery central locking window motor all inside 6 months...there a few other things I just cant think of > > Note to self - leaving the boot/hatch ajar turns the internal light on = > > flat battery. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > all inside 6 months...there a few other things I just cant think of Sheesh! Was it a new car? At least I have the excuse mine's nearly 15 years old. It sounds a lot like my old Gemini though. That's why I chose not to have a car for 8 years - too expensive. I just wish my natural Mum's husband lived in Melbourne not Canberra. He does all their car repairs and stuff. <pout> Liz Nope it was 14 years old and only had 160thousand ks on the clock. Paid $6000 cash for it and another $7000 to keep it running. My first gemini ('76 model) was wonderful, 3 years and it never broke down...never stopped for anything untill I smashed it. My second gemini (81 model) was just as good, paid $600 for it and other than general maintainence it never skipped a beat...it's funny cause I traded that for this car and we still see the gem from time to time...it's still going strong! Just for the record tho, both were manual sedans. I've driven both manual and autho gems and the autos are well known for problems. Melissa > > > Note to self - leaving the boot/hatch ajar turns the internal light on = > > > flat battery. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Liz > Nope it was 14 years old and only had 160thousand ks on the clock. Paid > $6000 cash for it and another $7000 to keep it running. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Melissa This one is an '89 Laser hatch (manual) with 155K on the clock and great exterior condition. I paid $3450 and I think it will be good once we are over the hump. <crosses fingers> My old Gemini was an '82 from memory. Blew gasket, lots of rust. Was always giving me trouble. Sold it for $300 for parts. Liz geeze, good luck with it. I hope this is the end of your probs. bimbette >>Nope it was 14 years old and only had 160thousand ks on the clock. Paid >>$6000 cash for it and another $7000 to keep it running. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Liz |
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