"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
10/18/2018 at 10:20 • Filed to: The first rule of Oppo is
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
10/18/2018 at 10:20 • Filed to: The first rule of Oppo is | 2
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No doubt this expression will resonate with this crowd, some more than others. One of my favorite all time movie quotes is from Fight Club: “The things you own end up owning YOU.” Perhaps no single possession better exemplifies this expression than a project car.
Now of course, in the developed world, we all rely on our possessions to survive, quite literally. Our clothes keep us warm and/or protected from the elements. Our homes provide shelter, and as for food? Arguable the single most important possession most of us have - when it comes to food - is the refrigerator. Yeah, the stove is close, I guess, though you don’t need a stove to eat. But unless you want to swing by your local grocer about every other day, you need a fridge.
I posted here back in early September that our just-under-its-2-year-warranty fridge was broken, due to some failed electronic component, evidently. And here we are, Thursday, October 18 and I’m at home awaiting the repair service’s THIRD visit.
A brief timeline:
September 8 - fridge fails, displaying E6 instead of a temperature
September 13 - tech shows up, sees E6. Calls tech line. 30 seconds later, has a diagnosis and orders parts.
September 17 - repair company calls, says parts are delayed “indefinitely” due to the hurricane that struck North Carolina
September 17 - I went out and bought the nearest fridge under $200 that looked decent from Craigslist, and put it in my dining room. We’d already had enough of living out of a mini fridge and a cooler.
September 27 - repair company calls, says parts are on the way. Schedules a service call for October 3. We are out of the country. Reschedule for October 11.
October 11 - tech replaces parts as instructed by Bosch tech line. No change. Calls tech line. They are in training for the rest of the day, can’t be reached
October 18, today - The guy who told me he lives 20 minutes away, feels bad for how long this has dragged out, and that he would block off the whole morning just for us, has not called or showed up yet and it’s 10:19 right now.
On top of that, our internet isn’t working very well, so I’m having trouble getting anything done for work.
Sometimes, the things you own just end up owning you.
In other news, it snowed last night and it’s still quite cold and windy. The dog was like, dude I’m not sure about this just yet.
She’s now asleep in front of the woodstove. That’s where I’d like to be.
[update: Repair guy came, it’s still broken.] They replaced two of the three circuit boards in the fridge. Wouldn’t you know it, Bosch tech people now think the third board could be faulty, and could have taken out one of the two other new ones as a result. Now they’re ordering that third one, and a second replacement of the other. No doubt it will be another week before anyone can return. And I heard the person he was talking to on the phone say, “Now Bosch may have more parts delays because of the SECOND hurricane (Michael) that’s causing some issues in the Carolinas right now.” The repair guy is doing everything he can do, but Bosch... come on, man. Let’s just roll a new fridge in place of the old one and you can take your faulty one back, fix it and sell it as refurbished or something.
But you know what, my family is healthy, happy, safe and warm. This isn’t a REAL problem, as those go. Although I did just see the lights flicker in the house because it’s crazy windy today. Wouldn’t a power outage just be... special.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 10:33 |
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God damn that sounds awful
Tripper
> functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 10:38 |
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Ranger is in this morning for a coolant leak. Normally this is a DIY scenario for me, but its getting cold and the leak appears to be coming from the timing chain cover gasket...So I’m guessing this won’t be cheap.
M3 is halfway apart in my parents garage awaiting two sensors and a valve adjustment.
I pay my car insurance every six months, wouldn’t ya know that’s this week.
Finally my 140 lb puppy is getting spayed tomorrow for a cool grand..
But, the family is happy and healthy which is all I really care about now. Our 4 month old just managed to roll herself onto her belly for the first time this morning!
“Perhaps no single possession better exemplifies this expression than a project car.”
People at work are always like, “your cars/vehicles are so cool!” They don’t know what it “costs”. Not just the money. There’s the anxiety of what’s next, the effort to keep everything tip top, the constant research on what the best thing to get, or how to fix something that you know needs to be fixed, and of course the time spent on all of that.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 10:41 |
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O.o.... the fridge is pretty much the only reliable thing i own
(well.... my cast iron skillet never broke down either but duh)
i just lost me rear brake on the bike tho.... pads look fine just no brake pressure... its hydraulic so im thinking uhhh.... thats not good
rear wheel on the whole is pretty fucked tbh
but ill work that shit out after me holiday
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functionoverfashion
> Tripper
10/18/2018 at 11:14 |
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I agree, it’s less about the money and more about, “what needs to be fixed / upgraded most urgently” on our vehicles. Do we really need snow tires on all three cars? (no) Do I need to do the brake master cylinder on the truck this year? (now the answer is yes, since it brought in its own income!)
It goes on and on. It’s better than driving boring cars though. So far.
And with the kids, yeah. I put them ahead of just about everything, and find that I pay a shop to do a lot more than I would normally, so that I’m not missing time with them, or else working on my car until 2am in the driveway... It’s not worth it.
HammerheadFistpunch
> functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 11:38 |
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I know that story. Had a fridge delivered to a new build, they dented the fridge so they replaced the doors...without door seals. 1 year later they get around to replacing the seals...the motor is burnt out. They don’t like coming back because its a long drive. ITs really quiet annoying.
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Tripper
> functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 11:44 |
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Totally agree. I just got the call on the ranger...$1500:(
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functionoverfashion
> Tripper
10/18/2018 at 13:19 |
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Ugh, that’s... a lot. And people say an old BMW is expensive to fix...
TheRealBicycleBuck
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/18/2018 at 13:24 |
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“(well.... my cast iron skillet never broke down either but duh)“
It can happen....
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> TheRealBicycleBuck
10/18/2018 at 13:31 |
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O.o
well shit
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Tripper
> functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 13:48 |
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Lol and I have one of those too! $1500 is a pretty standard trip to the inde with the M3. Most stuff for the ranger is laughably cheap and something I can do in the driveway. I saw the coolant leaking from the timing cover gasket (common with the 3.0v6). The right way to do it is to pull the transmission which is why it’s so expensive. I saw a couple of videos where people “moved” the trans and lifted up the engine a little but I don’t have the equipment for that. The oil pan gasket is leaking slightly also which has to come off anyway, and since the water pump has never been replaced I’m having that done too.
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functionoverfashion
> Tripper
10/18/2018 at 13:57 |
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Ah, “while you’re in there...” that gets expensive when you’re not just buying parts. But yeah, it still makes sense.
This spring I took half my boat apart and spent 6 hours on various maintenance and upgrades, all at once. It was a major punchlist I spent the first year of ownership developing.
My non-M E46 is pretty straightforward. I expect $1000/yr but not all at once.