Old cars doing old car things

"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa) 09/22/2018 at 00:01 • Filed to: None

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I was warned, I didn’t listen, and now I just live with my mistake of daily driving a 22 year old german car with no backup plan.

So, struts. The top of the passenger side strut in front is “floating” about a quarter of an inch. Whenever I hit a small defect in the road (so when I drive in Ohio), there’s a decent volume clunk. I figure I may as well go get the right tool tomorrow and tighten both sides down (driver’s side is less than an eight floating). If that doesn’t fix it, then I’ll take it to an actual mechanic for diagnosis. There’s also an audible creak when I push down on the passenger’s side too, which doesn’t happen on the driver’s side, so I’m almost certain this is a suspension issue.

Oh, also this presented itself 20 miles into a 120 mile round trip.

Update: looking at my Haynes manual, it seems that I have GTI suspension swapped in. 

Maxima Speed > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/22/2018 at 00:52

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Speaking of driving in Ohio. I was south bound on 77 at about Caldwell and drove over the seam at a bridge/overpass. The “seam” felt like a ravine in the Kona truck, slammed down hard enough I thought something had broke for a second.

Future Heap Owner > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/22/2018 at 02:17

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I mean, 22 years isn’t *that* bad, right?

atfsgeoff > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/22/2018 at 03:01

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If a bit of suspension clunking is the worst thing you suffer with a daily- driven German car that’s old enough to drink , consider yourself fortunate.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > atfsgeoff 09/22/2018 at 08:03

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Oh man, there's so much more. But I would prefer not to lose control due to suspension failure while going 80. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Future Heap Owner 09/22/2018 at 08:04

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I maintain that I got a lot of car for how little I paid. 

atfsgeoff > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/22/2018 at 10:47

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You haven’t lived until the rear upper shock mount tears loose from a pothole/crater and you effectively lose a shock absorber while on I95 heading south, when you’re still 200 miles from your destination, and it’s 3am so there are no parts stores or garages open to facilitate replacement.

Good times!