How many of you bitch and moan while working on your cars

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
07/24/2014 at 22:39 • Filed to: None

I noticed it today while swapping out the tranny on my f150 (getting rid of the weak Mazda 5spd for the beefy zf 5spd). I am constantly swearing at the car even though it's something I love doing.

You guys the same way or do you sweet talk your car into letting go of that bolt?

DISCUSSION (15)

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 22:40

Honda 919 during an oil change. Unless you have the right filter, good luck getting it out without receiving a third degree burn from either engine or manifold.

ttyymmnn > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 22:42

You should hear me when I practice my trumpet. I cuss like a sailor, but usually at myself.

AM3R > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 22:42

I do a little bit of both. I was putting my wheels back on after getting new tires....

"Alright you sweet sonuva bitch, let's make this nice and easy!"

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 22:43

Half hour ago, removing PCM. Burned hand on manifold, burned arm on radiator hose, scraped knuckles on PCM heatsink, cut finger on plastic clip holding the module in place.

The car won the fight, but I won the war because I still run and it doesn't :D

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/24/2014 at 22:45

that's one positive way to think about that outcome haha

mcseanerson > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 23:00

I think it's the struggle and the push to get through it that leaves you feeling satisfied and proud at the end that makes us appreciate it.

BigBlock440 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 23:04

I curse and throw wrenches and bang on stuff/shake it like a crying baby. Usually ends up working.

RotaryLover > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/24/2014 at 23:09

I bitch after it til the repair gets done....

sketchcat > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/25/2014 at 04:05

it used to be just swearing. akin to the dad in "the Christmas story", but my recent brake job on my Frontier has muffled screams of agony mixed in now since my knees are shot.

they sound and feel like two pieces of wet leather when i get up from a kneeling or squatting position.

Desu-San-Desu > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/25/2014 at 07:46

Oh man, I swear up and down the block- but only at the particular offending part. I will literally apologize to parts that get yelled at that had nothing to do with my anger. Like last night: I was installing front camber bolts on the Audi and getting the original upper strut bolt off on the driver's side was proving to be a major pain in the ass. When the wrench slipped and I whopped my hand on the inside of the wheel well, I spewed forth such filth that Satan himself would've been like "Dude. Language."

Once my diatribe was over, I apologized the Herr Quattro, the wheel well, and the strut tower. I was like "Fuck, I'm sorry guys. I'm not mad at all of you. I'm mad at that motherfucking excuse for a strut bolt. Please don't break down on me."

thebigbossyboss > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/25/2014 at 07:51

I swear a lot when I am working on it, especially trying to remove a stubborn bolt.

Mattbob > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/25/2014 at 13:42

I am usually very nice to my car while working on it. The second I get a piece of rust in my eye, or nail my head on something underneath... The torrent of mean spirited cuss words is almost scary.

kevinw > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/25/2014 at 23:10

All the time. The amount of cursing gets worse the trips I have to take to get the proper sockets or wrenches.

A while back my boss as Goodyear got sick me cursing, and no amount of writes ups ever stopped me. So he eventually moved me and all my tools to farthest bay from customer lounge. It was hilarious.

VeeKaChu > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
07/26/2014 at 10:53

My wife has always been amazed that I'm able to keep my cool completely during times of genuine crisis, but I lose my shit at the smallest annoyances. I'm constantly "GOD-DAMMIT!!"-ing during projects/chores (and especially computer upgrades, so much so that she will often sarcastically query "Oh is it 'computer-upgrade-time'?" when I go off on a dropped screw or un-even trim job.)

Working on the car- it's no different, if not a little more aggravating than the average effort... maybe you've just never noticed that you are just plain 'constantly swearing'?? =)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > VeeKaChu
07/27/2014 at 10:28

I don't swear much besides when I'm working on my vehicles. I think I just noticed it because I was working with my dad who does it even more than I do and I thought about whether I did that too.