Oh FFS...

"and 100 more" (nth256)
09/04/2017 at 21:50 • Filed to: None

Clutch went out on the highway today. I’m so fucking done with this thing. Or rather, I wish i were done with it. I’m probably not done with it. I no longer own it, now it owns me. I will likely be buried in it. Especially if the clutch keeps going out while I’m on the highway.

Bets on whether or not the master cylinder replaced last October is the culprit?

DISCUSSION (25)

Steve in Manhattan > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 21:54

Guessing the throwout bearing or clutch itself would cost more, so hope for the master cylinder?

scotcher3 > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 21:58

When will auto guys start reading Consumer Reports?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 22:01

Kinja flipping the picture could not have been more perfect.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 22:17

You might say that unreliability has been an all enCompassing problem.

and 100 more > Steve in Manhattan
09/04/2017 at 22:32

That would be preferable, aside from money raining from heaven or a heretofore unknown rich uncle passing on and leaving me his fortune.

and 100 more > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/04/2017 at 22:39

Ha! No, that was me. Our Patriot is in distress, so this is how she hangs.

404 - User No Longer Available > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 22:40

Or are you just posting that for pip?

Steve in Manhattan > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 22:41

Actually had a rich (great) uncle, but when he didn’t show at my Bar Mitzvah I knew I was out.

shop-teacher > Steve in Manhattan
09/04/2017 at 22:44

I have a rich uncle too, but two of his three kids have been bleeding him for all he’s worth for 25+ years now.

shop-teacher > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 22:45

The Patriot is living up to its fine reputation for quality, I see.

and 100 more > Steve in Manhattan
09/04/2017 at 23:01

Oof, that’s harsh.

and 100 more > shop-teacher
09/04/2017 at 23:04

Sigh, I wish i could explain the Patriot better...

It runs great, until it doesn’t.

and 100 more > 404 - User No Longer Available
09/04/2017 at 23:05

What can I say, I aim to please.

and 100 more > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/04/2017 at 23:06

I’d trade it in, but I need to Wrangle up a decent down payment first.

shop-teacher > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 23:08

Uh-huh. So did my buddy’s Renault Alliance. It’s OK, we all make mistakes sometimes. I’m certainly no exception.

and 100 more > shop-teacher
09/04/2017 at 23:08

People are gross when it comes to money, man. Sorry for your uncle.

shop-teacher > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 23:10

Very true. I think my uncle puts up with it out of guilt for being at work for most of their childhood.

and 100 more > shop-teacher
09/04/2017 at 23:15

I will say this much: Buying the Patriot wasn’t a mistake. When I got it, it was the perfect cross of size and affordability.

My mistake was hanging onto it too long. But finances are my weak point.

AdverseMartyr > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 23:28

Maybe you should just say FIAT (Fuck It. Automatic Transmission) for the win.

and 100 more > AdverseMartyr
09/04/2017 at 23:34

Jesus Chrysler, you savage!

Steve in Manhattan > shop-teacher
09/04/2017 at 23:34

Hence the reason he’s a rich uncle - didn’t inherit it, but that doesn’t mean his kids can’t drain it away.

AdverseMartyr > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 23:39

It’s true I’m stuck back in E class.

Steve in Manhattan > and 100 more
09/04/2017 at 23:57

Eh - still, he talked a good game. He’s in that very slim book “Great Jewish Athletes” ... (joke) - a boxer. Jack Portney - won most of his fights, and let me drive his Cadillac when I was 9 years old. As nice a guy as you could ever hope to meet. Married well, opened a sporting goods store in FL, and lived a good life.

Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord. > and 100 more
09/05/2017 at 04:27

dude... I would just crash it and pay the deductible to get my check at that point.

shop-teacher > Steve in Manhattan
09/05/2017 at 07:09

Exactly.