Randomonious Junkerality

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:50:45 GMT

THE CAR THING…

Luckily for me, my car was still under warranty, so I called my brother up and he used one of his AAA tows to get me hauled over to the nearest Chrysler dealership. A quick word on my relationship with my brother: when I finally get around to writing my memoirs it will be painfully obvious that car trouble is what bonded us most. How many times did I drive through rush-hour traffic to help my brother push-start his car? And how long would I be pushing before he realized that he forgot to lower the parking brake? Conversely, how many times has he waiting with me while a tow truck guy snapped off the lugs from a stubborn wheel so that the tire could be changed? Ah, horrible times to experience, but wonderful to look back on. In any event, my PT Cruiser got hauled off and my brother and I followed. Unfortunately, the tow truck guy knew the way better than we did and we ended up driving around for an hour, trying to find the place. We showed up at the Service station just as they were closing and the rep–a guy who called me “buddy” more often than I would have liked–took my info and said that he would call me in the morning.

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When it rains it f*cking pours.

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:16:35 GMT

I drive a PT Cruiser, bought brand new in June 2004 as a graduation present. Since then, I've put about 17500 miles on it. A few months back, I noticed that once every blue moon the engine wouldn't "catch." It would turn, but the engine wouldn't start. I just start the engine again and it was no problem. I discounted it as a quirk.

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Randomonious Junkerality

When it rains it f*cking pours.