"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/07/2018 at 17:03 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/07/2018 at 17:03 • Filed to: None | 3
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After my Jaguar’s unfortunate run-in with being a huge piece of shit I’m driving my high school car again: my dad’s 2000 Buick LeSabre. 240k miles and a decade and a half of abuse. Here are some thoughts on coming back after all this time.
Yikes. Time hasn’t been kind to this car. Tie rod ends are shot, one inner tie rod is shot, needs ball joints, BADLY needs shocks, every warning light on the dash is on courtesy of a bad wheelspeed sensor and a vaccuum leak. The exhaust I fabricobbled together 4 years ago out of drain pipe was... a terrible idea in retrospect as applying enough go pedal to motivate the car to get to speed short of flooring it just results in a ridiculous groan coming from the tailpipe. Sounds neat at WOT though.
Lack of aux or bluetooth sucks ass. Nothing but radio shows on in the morning so instead of listening to music I get to enjoy shitty commercials and dumb trying-too-hard talk show jokes. yay . The 3.8l V6 takes an eternity to get up to operating temp compared to the Miata. The brakes suck ass compared to the Miata but especially compared to the Jaguar’s 4-pots. Having a heater and windshield wipers is nice, though. And the seats are comfy and motorized, which is always fun. Still. I can’t wait to be behind the wheel of my Miata again.
PS9
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/07/2018 at 18:06 |
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Jag: “Oh, you thought a bit of old american iron was enough to make me reliable? Haha! Jokes on you old boy, I’m still a brit!”
*smoke escapes from the engine bay*
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> PS9
03/07/2018 at 18:50 |
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pretty much yeah
shop-teacher
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/07/2018 at 21:28 |
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Counterpoint: the Murdersofa survived you, and still moves under it’s own power.
I’ve been listening to podcasts on my phone with one earbud in.
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/08/2018 at 05:49 |
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Learnt a new word today. ‘Fabricobbled’. I like this word.
Just read about the Jag too. Sucks, but I suppose you’ll wind up with a ton of money left over from not running the thing.
Shame though as XJS’ are dead cool. Still want one. Would still buy a cheap one. Even after your experiences...
Jayhawk Jake
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/08/2018 at 07:40 |
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NPR is 90.1 and has no commercials
Long-Voyager
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/08/2018 at 07:46 |
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Time hasn’t been kind to this car. Tie rod ends are shot, one inner tie rod is shot, needs ball joints, BADLY needs shocks, every warning light on the dash is on courtesy of a bad wheelspeed sensor and a vaccuum leak. The exhaust I fabricobbled together 4 years ago out of drain pipe was...
I don’t think time has been the issue with this car.........
Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/08/2018 at 08:21 |
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Long-Voyager
03/08/2018 at 08:25 |
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Last time I drove it the only problem was the wheelspeed sensor and the A/C compressor is garbage, lol
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Jayhawk Jake
03/08/2018 at 08:25 |
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Do they have music though