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It's friday bitches!
Probably should bury my head in the policy manual if I'm going to get serious about PDX.
wtf its raining out...good thing i got new tires for the car last week
Heading into a four day thaw.
Morning , watching hockey I went to sleep watching the Sweden v Slovakia game . Now I start my morning watching the Russia v Finland game .I think I have a problem .
The Lesbaru might be nearing the end of it's life with me. I've been having some mechanical issues and I'm running out of reason to keep it, as the costs are starting to outweigh the value of the car.
Two Friday's ago, the left front wheel locked up. Thankfully I had just gotten home and it did so in the driveway. I got it into the garage on Sunday and bled the brakes to clear out any potential air bubbles or debris. Nothing came out, but the wheel rolled perfectly. I drove it to work for two days and while I was driving home on Tuesday it started to lock up again and I was left on the side of the road with a car that was going nowhere. After having a nice ride home from AAA, I ordered a new (used) caliper to replace the existing one on the assumption that it might be a dragging issue. Costs currently at $50.
I installed the caliper on Monday and drove it to work on yesterday with no issues. When I got home, it locked up in the driveway again. My next assumption is the wheel bearing, which is going to be $300 to replace. Current cost $350.
To add insult to injury, the clutch started slipping while I was driving home yesterday. I'm assuming this is directly due to having rode the clutch to get it off the street last Tuesday. If that's gone, I'm looking at another $1500 minimum. Current projected cost $1850.
The battery is dying and struggles to turn over in the cold, so that need to be replaced soon. That's $150. Current projected cost: $2000.
My summer tires are spent and need to be replaced this year. That's another $600.
Current projected cost: $2600. That's assuming we don't find anything else wrong in the process. This car is only worth $7000, so we're getting very deep into the value just to repair it.
As much as I love this thing, damn that's a lot of cost for a car that isn't worth much. The numbers are looking like I can get about $6000 trade-in if I switch it back to stock suspension. Another $1500 for the suspension and STI wheels. That gets me pretty far into a replacement...
Otherwise, work.
Two Friday's ago, the left front wheel locked up. Thankfully I had just gotten home and it did so in the driveway. I got it into the garage on Sunday and bled the brakes to clear out any potential air bubbles or debris. Nothing came out, but the wheel rolled perfectly. I drove it to work for two days and while I was driving home on Tuesday it started to lock up again and I was left on the side of the road with a car that was going nowhere. After having a nice ride home from AAA, I ordered a new (used) caliper to replace the existing one on the assumption that it might be a dragging issue. Costs currently at $50.
I installed the caliper on Monday and drove it to work on yesterday with no issues. When I got home, it locked up in the driveway again. My next assumption is the wheel bearing, which is going to be $300 to replace. Current cost $350.
To add insult to injury, the clutch started slipping while I was driving home yesterday. I'm assuming this is directly due to having rode the clutch to get it off the street last Tuesday. If that's gone, I'm looking at another $1500 minimum. Current projected cost $1850.
The battery is dying and struggles to turn over in the cold, so that need to be replaced soon. That's $150. Current projected cost: $2000.
My summer tires are spent and need to be replaced this year. That's another $600.
Current projected cost: $2600. That's assuming we don't find anything else wrong in the process. This car is only worth $7000, so we're getting very deep into the value just to repair it.
As much as I love this thing, damn that's a lot of cost for a car that isn't worth much. The numbers are looking like I can get about $6000 trade-in if I switch it back to stock suspension. Another $1500 for the suspension and STI wheels. That gets me pretty far into a replacement...
Otherwise, work.
So... that would be mid-August.
Just got informed I have three interviews for Monday morning, evening, and Tuesday all day... Fun Fun
Humpday Monkeys.
Just scored 100% on Unit 4 (of 6) of the Oregon Boaters Education online course. Feeling pretty good about the final at this point. This has to be one of the most mind numbing "educational" experiences I have had in a while. But if all goes well, I might have a boat by the end of the month.
Just scored 100% on Unit 4 (of 6) of the Oregon Boaters Education online course. Feeling pretty good about the final at this point. This has to be one of the most mind numbing "educational" experiences I have had in a while. But if all goes well, I might have a boat by the end of the month.
are you going to live on this hole in the water?I might have a boat by the end of the month.
sept.So... that would be mid-August.
i came close to flying to san fran...going to yosemite....then driving up the coast and ending up around seattle...
that might be next year.
So you're visiting Montana in winter...
No, just something cheap (sub $3k) and fast (55+) for some fun this summer. I'm 10 minutes from the river and as soon as Spring is here I'll leave it in the water. If I use it enough and enjoy it, I want to build one next winter.
Something like this.
Or maybe the same motor in something like this.
Mitch Hedberg said:
shut it....So you're visiting Montana in winter...
besides...i rented a small suv to beat the sh!t out of.....and i will beat the sh!t out of it.
What kind of car?
Humpday Monkeys.
Just scored 100% on Unit 4 (of 6) of the Oregon Boaters Education online course. Feeling pretty good about the final at this point. This has to be one of the most mind numbing "educational" experiences I have had in a while. But if all goes well, I might have a boat by the end of the month.
No nothing on the planet could have as mind numbing effect as 3 eight hour days in a row of sensitivity training regarding the transport of disabled passengers on public conveyances, and ADA Law. All taught by an angry overweight man with a monotone voice
trust me on this