Topic: Shit Days (Read 215724 times)

Mongrel · « **Reply #3040 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:56:43 PM »

Really sorry to hear that, Lyrai. :(

Stush · « **Reply #3041 on:** November 30, 2012, 12:29:59 AM »

Sorry, lyrai. *Hugs forever*

LaserBeing · « **Reply #3042 on:** December 01, 2012, 08:27:49 PM »

My little sister got hit by a car.

She seems to be OK apart from a broken nose and some scrapes but she's in a hospital in another city so I can't do anything but sit here and wait for messages from my mother and feel shitty/worried. So it could have been worse but all in all still pretty lame :T

Büge · « **Reply #3043 on:** December 01, 2012, 10:33:42 PM »

That's rough. I'm glad she's okay.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3044 on:** December 01, 2012, 10:36:55 PM »

I'm glad to hear your mother is with her at least, so she's not alone. But yeah, that sucks.

NexAdruin · « **Reply #3045 on:** December 09, 2012, 07:31:24 PM »

my car broke down while I was heading in from a delivery. it isn't worth fixing, but at the same time I need a car for my job.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #3046 on:** December 09, 2012, 07:35:22 PM »

so... it is worth fixing, then?

NexAdruin · « **Reply #3047 on:** December 09, 2012, 07:53:19 PM »

no, I need to buy a new car.

Ocksi · « **Reply #3048 on:** December 10, 2012, 03:49:10 AM »

What's wrong with it? Unless you messed something up by ignoring oil or coolant issues, most anything on a car can be fixed for a 'still worth it' price.

Shinra · « **Reply #3049 on:** December 10, 2012, 04:04:44 AM »

Quote from: Ocksi on December 10, 2012, 03:49:10 AM

What's wrong with it? Unless you messed something up by ignoring oil or coolant issues, most anything on a car can be fixed for a 'still worth it' price.

Yeah, if you can fix a car for 200 or 300 bucks (most repairs are in this range) it is almost always worth fixing it over replacing it, esp. if you aren't paying payments on the car. If you want a new car, rather than get stuck buying one when you're in the midst of an emergency, save money and keep driving the new one until you have catastrophic failure of some kind, e.g. transmission or engine failure.

The last time I got doom and gloomy about my car, I managed to get it fixed for eighty dollars.

R^2 · « **Reply #3050 on:** December 10, 2012, 04:41:26 AM »

* R^2 cough

Mongrel · « **Reply #3051 on:** December 10, 2012, 08:42:58 AM »

Really does depend on what went wrong with it. If you're not mechnically-inclined, LOTS of things can cost way more than $200-$300 to have fixed.

Brentai · « **Reply #3052 on:** December 10, 2012, 08:55:56 AM »

What R^2 is kind-of pointing out is that the fix is only a cheaper option if it's permanent and the only thing wrong with the vehicle. If the thing is a rolling time bomb then it's easy to wind up in a position where maintenance is way higher than the cost of buying something that just fucking works. I've been down that road too.

Ocksi · « **Reply #3053 on:** December 10, 2012, 12:55:48 PM »

All I meant was it generally costs less than $100 to buy a part from a junkyard and plug it in and get the car running again until you're in a position to get a better vehicle, anyway.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #3054 on:** December 10, 2012, 04:01:46 PM »

Quote from: Mongrel on December 10, 2012, 08:42:58 AM

If you're not mechnically-inclined, LOTS of things can cost way more than $200-$300 to have fixed.

Ocksi · « **Reply #3055 on:** December 10, 2012, 04:27:59 PM »

Right, but I would generally assume that the people I'm talking to on the internet A) know what a search engine is B) can handle a ratchet (that is, have hands) C) can follow Lego diagrams. I suppose I'm giving a bit in not just thinking everyone's some kind of simp.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3056 on:** December 10, 2012, 04:36:54 PM »

The ability to follow a manual is good, but having some inherent familiarity with cars, even if only basic stuff, is still pretty important.

Anyway, why don't we wait to see what's Nex says is wrong with it.

Shinra · « **Reply #3057 on:** December 10, 2012, 05:22:34 PM »

Never say a car isn't worth fixing until you've gotten an estimate from at least two professionals. Just saying.

Kayma · « **Reply #3058 on:** December 12, 2012, 11:27:16 PM »

Man, It's been a long time since I had a sub-$800 mechanic bill.

Shinra · « **Reply #3059 on:** December 13, 2012, 04:03:57 AM »

Quote from: Kayma on December 12, 2012, 11:27:16 PM

Man, It's been a long time since I had a sub-$800 mechanic bill.

Try another mechanic. Like I said, always get a second opinion with these guys. A lot of the time they're taking you for a rube and trying to fuck you.

I had a guy in a Meineke once tell me that my model of car could never go out of alignment, so if I had an alignment issue it had to be a problem with the front end. I also had a guy tell me my frame was bent, so they couldn't do one repair without doing another one that would have cost many thousands of dollars first. Both of these mechanics were lying to me.

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