The battery on the car has been charged. The spark plugs have been replaced. The air filter and fluid levels have been checked. Fresh gas, with gas treatment, has been added. It still won’t start, unless you spray starter fluid into the air intake. Even then, it only runs until the starter fluid burns off a moment later ( Read more... )

I borrowed a battery charger from my grandfather today. I spent the last hour or so making sure the battery was charged, which to my surprise it still was mostly charged, and cleaning out the car. The battery seems to be fine.

The bad news is that I'm probably going to have to replace all four tires. One of the rear tires is split from being ( Read more... )

So there I was, driving down the road on Sunday afternoon. I pull into the left turn lane and hear a loud “snap” sound. Then the car starts to bounce a little. I stopped about 15 feet shy of the intersection. I tried to push the gas, and the car didn’t move. Shit.

I got out of the car to see what had happened. Both front tires are turned ( Read more... )