In just under a year and 15k miles, the first thing failed on the Boomermobile

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
02/16/2020 at 17:19 • Filed to: None

The turn signal bulb.

But unless you have baby hands, it requires lifting the car to change.

DISCUSSION (23)

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 17:30

For the record, I think using baby’s hands to do the bulbs is probably a Child Protective Services Visit in the making...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
02/16/2020 at 17:32

Probably. For what it’s worth, there isn’t really much to cut your hands on at least.

BeaterGT > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 17:41

(raises baby hand)

404 - User No Longer Available > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
02/16/2020 at 17:46

Nah, just need to open a split in space time to collect them.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BeaterGT
02/16/2020 at 17:47

Tried the brake duct trick, my hand made it 3/4 of the way :( Which is annoying, because the car had switchbacks, and the parts store didn’t. So I have to do it again when they come in.

DutchieDC2R > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 18:49

But is the blinker fluid at least easy to refill...?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > DutchieDC2R
02/16/2020 at 18:52

CRAP! I knew I was forgetting something.

M.T. Blake > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 19:20

I hate Chevy for doing that. It requires the bumper to be removed on my work 16’ Tahoe. It proves to me GM hates home brew mechanics...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > M.T. Blake
02/16/2020 at 19:23

It requires the removal of the air intake on one side of our Silverado 2500's to do the headlights, and being a GM, it needs one often. FWIW, there is an access panel on this with only 4 screws, but it’s in between the wheel and the air dam.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 19:33

Now see, if you were wearing Jorts you’d be able to reach it nor problem.

Then you would have more time for golf.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2020 at 19:34

Kinja'd!!!

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 20:10

Throw it away, it's ruined.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
02/16/2020 at 20:17

I did discover it’s rustier than my 4Runner. There is a weld with some surface rust on it. It truly is ruined.

Thisismydisplayname > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 20:24

I thought the Z06 was an aluminum frame?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Thisismydisplayname
02/16/2020 at 20:46

Common misconception, but no, that started for the C6.

citrus > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 21:23

what broke?

i had to replace the water pump on my frc after about 5k (i knew it was coming because after my brother started it for the first time in a month it had a low coolant lihgt)

that and the radiator cracking is the only issue i’ve had

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > citrus
02/16/2020 at 21:36

It’s above the picture lol, but an LED signal burned out. It was kind of tongue in cheek.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > citrus
02/16/2020 at 21:37

But the PO replaced the entire cooling system 6 months before I bought it.

Just Jeepin' > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 21:39

A yellow vehicle being that trouble-free? SO ENVY.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Just Jeepin'
02/16/2020 at 21:43

I guess that’s a benefit of not having to Just Empty Each Pocket. On the other hand, tires more than make up the cost difference. I’ll likely be dropping a yearly $1000 on them. Also, 18mpg of 93 kind of hurts, but if it really bothered me enough I could fix that with patience.

Just Jeepin' > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 21:49

You’re vastly underestimating how much this lemon is costing me each year. At one point I was budgeting $500/month for unexpected expenses.

(And I’m getting 12 mpg, but at least I don’t need premium fuel.)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Just Jeepin'
02/16/2020 at 21:52

Ouch. Luckily for me, a couple of friends in high school had Jeeps, and having the vehicle that worked made the desire to have one disappear.

shop-teacher > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
02/16/2020 at 23:22

I had the same experience in high school. Those friends were always trying to get me to buy one too. “You really should get a CJ like us! They’re so tough!”

“Really? If they’re so fucking tough, why are we constantly working on these rusty broken piles of shit?”

After dumping literally thousands into them, one managed to sell his for $200. The other, when his mother gave him the ultimatum to get that damn thing out of her garage, ended up just giving it to his cousin.