My Car of DOOM!
If i were so inclined I would sing the doom song, but alas my inner gir is dead and I am just frustrated.
Drove to Bowling Green today, Voted and picked up the keys to my new apartment. As I left the Office at the Complex my car failed. I started it three times before I realized it was dying - and that I wasn't making an error of some sort.
The damn thing started up, and then idled to nothing and died. Over and over. I eventually got a system worked out where if I accelerate immediately and bounce it around 1K rpm, and hit 3 before dropping it would stay on. And if it isn't off more than 5 minutes there isn't a problem. But still...
I went to AutoZone and had them plug it up to see what was wrong. NOTHING. So i went to see my brother - as I left it gave me more trouble and the Check Engine light came on. It quickly made friends with the Maint Req'd light, which has been on and lonely for about a week or so now. Neither will go away.
So I went back to AutoZone. They plugged it up and got some results. Random Cylinder Mis-fires. WHAT? THe guy suggests I get a tune up.
I took it to the place that did all the work on the car to see what they could tell me. They can perform a tune-up which may or may not fix the problem. for $562!!!!
HELL'S NO!
They suggest I visit their Diagnostic place on the other side of town. They can look at it and tell me what is wrong for $60, but they wouldn't be able to get to it until tomorrow. NUH-UH.
So I just decide to come back home. I can start my car ghetto style for a while - until it blows up maybe?
On the way back (to Nashville), I drive with the cruise control on most of the way. Doing the speed limit and getting better gas mileage. At one point a lane is fixing to close and I have to speed up to escape getting sideswiped by a semi - so I hit my handy 'accel' button to speed up. The damn thing gets STUCK - and I reach 94 mph before I get it undone. My heart was racing and I felt like I was in some horrible SPEED sequel. I didn't think until afterward that I could have possibly hit the brakes, or turned off the cruise control button.
DOOM!
Drove to Bowling Green today, Voted and picked up the keys to my new apartment. As I left the Office at the Complex my car failed. I started it three times before I realized it was dying - and that I wasn't making an error of some sort.
The damn thing started up, and then idled to nothing and died. Over and over. I eventually got a system worked out where if I accelerate immediately and bounce it around 1K rpm, and hit 3 before dropping it would stay on. And if it isn't off more than 5 minutes there isn't a problem. But still...
I went to AutoZone and had them plug it up to see what was wrong. NOTHING. So i went to see my brother - as I left it gave me more trouble and the Check Engine light came on. It quickly made friends with the Maint Req'd light, which has been on and lonely for about a week or so now. Neither will go away.
So I went back to AutoZone. They plugged it up and got some results. Random Cylinder Mis-fires. WHAT? THe guy suggests I get a tune up.
I took it to the place that did all the work on the car to see what they could tell me. They can perform a tune-up which may or may not fix the problem. for $562!!!!
HELL'S NO!
They suggest I visit their Diagnostic place on the other side of town. They can look at it and tell me what is wrong for $60, but they wouldn't be able to get to it until tomorrow. NUH-UH.
So I just decide to come back home. I can start my car ghetto style for a while - until it blows up maybe?
On the way back (to Nashville), I drive with the cruise control on most of the way. Doing the speed limit and getting better gas mileage. At one point a lane is fixing to close and I have to speed up to escape getting sideswiped by a semi - so I hit my handy 'accel' button to speed up. The damn thing gets STUCK - and I reach 94 mph before I get it undone. My heart was racing and I felt like I was in some horrible SPEED sequel. I didn't think until afterward that I could have possibly hit the brakes, or turned off the cruise control button.
DOOM!