DUmmy Bake is too good for public transport

[I_B_Perky]

They do.

Longview was writing in DUmmiespeak, so the lurkers would know that "Haynes" is pronounced "Hanes", and wouldn't look like fools asking for one.

IMO, if the DUmmie is smart enough to KNOW it's a blown head gasket, it's smart enough to CHANGE a head gasket.

Hell, I can do it, and I'm just a "knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing, gun-toting, toothless, hapless, hopeless, brainless member of the VWRC."   

The mechanic at the garage told him that and how much it would cost, DD. You don't think a dummie is gonna do something like open the hood of their car, do you?

Now having said that... I haven't worked on a car, outside of changing breaks or something like that, since they started putting all that computer shit and vacuum hoses on it. There is just waaay too much shit on engines now that you can screw up and I just don't have the time to fool with it. It's just easier... and usually cheaper in the long run... to take it up the street to the garage and let them fix it. 

I'm just getting too damned old to bend over a car and everything in there is so tight now. 

[franksolich]

Warpy (66,442 posts)    Fri Jan 11, 2013, 04:53 PM

35. I had to put four new tires on my car yesterday because one of them failed spectacularly. By that I mean I have never seen a tire do that, ever. When I finally got to a lot where I could put on the spare, there were only a few shreds of rubber clinging to the bare rim.

I just barely made it, too, the rim had some scuffs but was undamaged.....

Damn.

Foiled again.

[Skul]

The mechanic at the garage told him that and how much it would cost, DD. You don't think a dummie is gonna do something like open the hood of their car, do you?

Now having said that... I haven't worked on a car, outside of changing breaks or something like that, since they started putting all that computer shit and vacuum hoses on it. There is just waaay too much shit on engines now that you can screw up and I just don't have the time to fool with it. It's just easier... and usually cheaper in the long run... to take it up the street to the garage and let them fix it. 

I'm just getting too damned old to bend over a car and everything in there is so tight now. 

Same boat. 

[GOBUCKS]

Damn.

Foiled again.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

[diesel driver]

The mechanic at the garage told him that and how much it would cost, DD. You don't think a dummie is gonna do something like open the hood of their car, do you?

Now having said that... I haven't worked on a car, outside of changing breaks or something like that, since they started putting all that computer shit and vacuum hoses on it. There is just waaay too much shit on engines now that you can screw up and I just don't have the time to fool with it. It's just easier... and usually cheaper in the long run... to take it up the street to the garage and let them fix it. 

I'm just getting too damned old to bend over a car and everything in there is so tight now. 

True, I doubt a DUmmie would know the difference between a radiator cap and a dipstick, much less where to find them.

I thought I'd have the same problem when I did fleet maintenance for our trucking company, when the older carburated trucks were being replaced with the newer fuel injected ones.  As soon as I figured out which sensor did what, I could troubleshoot a problem as good as the scanner would.  (OBD I).  But still, I prefer the older iron, more underhood space, fewer wires, (more hoses, though).

As far as age, you are younger than I am, boy!  If you are "too old to bend over a car", buy, rent, or borrow a lift.  (My brother has one in his shop, and as a bonus, the shop is heated, too!  It's BYOF,  Bring Your Own Firewood).   

Besides, I hate paying some zit-faced greasemonkey $80/hour to do something I can do myself.  The only time my vehicles go to the shop are for state inspections, wheel alignments, and recalls.

[franksolich]

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Well, if I have any virtue at all, it's the virtue of persistence, sticking with something no matter what, until the job's all done.

[RobJohnson]

I wish our town had public transportation.

Senior Citizens that can no longer drive either have to try and make an appt. with the senior center for a ride to the doctor's office or take a taxi cab. They even have to take a cab to get groceries.

We have 35k plus residents, I think it would help a lot of people. As much money as Harry Reid's state seems to waste, they could at least waste a little bit on our seniors that don't have anyone to help them out. I know when my mother's health is good, she has taken a few of her friends to the doctor, either here in town or into Las Vegas, as Las Vegas is where the specialists and surgeons are.

Public transportation might be a pain, but it sure does help a lot of people get around. In cities like Chicago it really does cut down on some of the traffic. Last time I used the L in Chicago it was to go to Wrigley Field. We parked outside of town, making it much easier.

[I_B_Perky]

True, I doubt a DUmmie would know the difference between a radiator cap and a dipstick, much less where to find them.

I thought I'd have the same problem when I did fleet maintenance for our trucking company, when the older carburated trucks were being replaced with the newer fuel injected ones.  As soon as I figured out which sensor did what, I could troubleshoot a problem as good as the scanner would.  (OBD I).  But still, I prefer the older iron, more underhood space, fewer wires, (more hoses, though).

As far as age, you are younger than I am, boy!  If you are "too old to bend over a car", buy, rent, or borrow a lift.  (My brother has one in his shop, and as a bonus, the shop is heated, too!  It's BYOF,  Bring Your Own Firewood).   

Besides, I hate paying some zit-faced greasemonkey $80/hour to do something I can do myself.  The only time my vehicles go to the shop are for state inspections, wheel alignments, and recalls.

$80/hr? Shiite DD!! The guy at the garage is older than me. He got the tools and such and knows what he is doing. Usually he charges me 50/hr. Course I always take care of him around harvest time.

It just ain't worth my time to fool with that shit anymore.  Not enough hours in the day anymore seems like. Call him up, tell him what's wrong, drop it off in the morning, stop by in the evening and pick it up.  It's fixed and I don't have to get greasy or buy some damned tool that I need.

Works for me!