It seems i've cought the sickness.... or disease. Epidemic. Plague even....

So i bought an integra for track use. Great! Did a weekend with it, kar held up. It then has been in a downward spiral of perpetually bustedness. Master cylinder... axles... rusty bolts... self destructing exhaust... self distructing street tire... lugnuts that wont stay seated.

Both my saturn and my integra were busted into and the cd players were stolen.

2 days after gutting most of the interior out of my integra my saturn decided to puke transmission fluid everywhere. I'm just going to put in another used tranny when i get around to it - best case is that its an input shaft seal but the saturn techs i know say i need special toolz for r&r of the bearing/seal and whatnot. Worst case is the diff has taken a dump and is puking fluid into the bellhousing. Both are common failures with these cars. Either way another junkyard transmission is still cheaper. I'll have some cool paperweights this way though.

My previously 'un-bustable' daily driver has been my girlfriend's subaru impreza. This thing ownz 12" snow drifts... Went to start it today and the motor tries to turn over but wont and makes some bad noises. The A/C clutch has siezed and the compressor wont turn, so the motor wont turn over. Temp fix - remove the belt. Dont need A/C right now anyways. That and its seeping P/S fluid too. Excellent.

fixes it right?

 

I'll be your repair bitch now if you'll be mine later!

 

You can help me R&R the busted trans in the lunchbox

 

You and Karl need to be quarantined until I can get some CDC investigators up there to check out what's going on....

 

damn. sounds like you should stay away from cars

 

See, what I've done is spread the disease around so it doesn't affect me as catastrophically as it once did. But if it makes you feel any better...

$1000 BMW? Stalled on the way to work this morning. Mystery coolant level check light comes on every fourth time I drive it. Trunk suddenly difficult to open. Leaks oil severely from valve cover. Power steering pump leaks. Yet this sadly is the best vehicle I own.

Suburban? Windshield wipers often freeze mid-stroke. The fix is to pull over and reboot the truck. Also: dome lights come on of their own free will and run down the battery. Trailer brake controller flakes out sometimes.

Race car? I hate Kumhos. I spent a lot of money on it this offseason and am significantly slower as a result. Exhaust leak is back. Sunroof patch allows rainwater to leak directly onto my crotch.

MG? No convertible top. Won't start (suspect thats just a battery). Brake fluid vacated the premises exactly one week after I last drove the car, which was almost two years ago. Currently full of a Costco pack of Bounty paper towels, an empty 55 gal. trash bucket, oil changing ramps, some Christmas lights, and other miscellany.

Mom's Integra? I broke the timing belt. Haven't looked yet but I'm sure bad things happened as a result.

House? Heat pump still works but is LOUD. Needs paint. Faucets in front busted. Grass is a disaster and the back yard is worse. Garage door opener is busted.

doesn't fix any of it but is helpful in dulling the pain.

Feel better?

 

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I would

 

Geez. Stay the fawk away from me man.

John -- who's.... hmmm.... let's see..... Oh yeah, the Prelude has a slow leak in the right rear tire.

 

I spent quite a bit of time talking with karl at CMP. He looked under the hood of my integra too, to check out my pimpy GC upper mounts.

I'm afraid thats where his demons harvested (the MC took a dump nearly immediately after) and came home with me.

I need to burn the integra in sacrificial fashion now. Oh, and put Karl's shrunken head on top of the smoldering pile when its done.

 

****, Im afraid by reading this thread I will now be infected.

 

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The studies have shown some form of personal interaction is required for transmission of the disease. Or plague. Personal contact with your vehicle carries a near 100% transmission of the plague.

However the disease, er plague may harvest itself dormant for quite some time before symptoms occur - however this is rare, usually symptoms onset pretty quickly.

 

Do a search, this has been covered before..

 

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Just trying to update the masses on how bad this really is. I think we should quarantine karl for the rest of the year. We can all chip in for a canopy and his own hotel room and park him at least 100 yards away from any other paddock space.

 

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Hate to say this RJ, but until we get your blood work back, you need to be quarantined, too. We need to perform some contact tracing, interview your girl friend and other pals, as well as family members. Whatever the contagion is, we need to be sure you're not going to spread it as well....

 

**** happens in 3s...

sorry man - have another - everything will get better sooner or later

 

I'm not kidding. All of this is true...

Abused the Integra for 6 years with no issues at all. None, nothing, zip, Nada.
Then Karl instructed Renee in the car at CMP. Meaning he spent alot of time in it. In retrospect this wasn't so smart of me. The following year saw me have to replace both halfshafts, diff bearings, tie rod ends, 2 master cylinders, front calipers, and the vacuum booster. This is in addition to the motor rebuild because it was using a quart a day.
Good news for Phil as he now has a car with a shitpot of brand new parts on it. Bad news for my checkbook.

Maybe it was just wear? Everything just failed in the same year due to coincidence?

Read on...

Ahhh... the trusty Tundra. Couldn't kill it with a grenade. Right?
Well, this was true until Karl rode in it. Since then I've dealt with TWO flakey trailer brake controllers, warped rear drums, a stuck caliper piston, and the water pump is now making odd noises.

"That could all be because its just now out of warranty." You say. Maybe, but I'm not done yet.

I let Karl sleep in my house. I know, I know... But I really do love the guy, so I took the chance. I mean, I couldn't make him get a hotel room could I?
My house had always been relatively flawless (as houses go), then Karl slept here. Since then I've had to replace the upstairs A/C condenser (and the downstairs compressor is currently trying to die), All the window frames due to leaks, the guts of the toilet in the bathroom Karl used (which nobody else uses BTW), and various other smaller things (like today when my phone just decided to stop working).
Maybe I shoulda just sprung for the hotel room myself. It woulda been much cheaper.

This could all be coincidence. It really could be.

Scott, always Karl's friend no matter how hard it is.

 

The statistical analysis does not lie my friends.

The evidence is clear.

Whats a fair price on Karl's shrunken head to place atop my smoldering ashes? Maybe others should exorcise this demon from their busted **** in the same fashion. We'll do it at summit point in June.

 

Oh man, and I am meeting Karl for dinner tues night.....

Ok Karl, change of plans. We are not meeting at my house. You are not riding with me to dinner....in fact, we are not actually meeting at Bandito's rather at McDonald's. Yeah, that's the ticket!

 

Karl = Superspreader.

 

Hrmmm, my car sucks... If it breaks I'll be more inclined to get something better. Ryan - wanna come over and play tonight?

 

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chit.

RJ, dont you get your hands on my christina, and you are never riding in my STi... in fact, i think we should invest in a full body condom for you as shown in one of the naked gun movies (i forget which one it is). now that would be as awesome as the cow suit.

-brian

 

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Karen
sad for .RJ, but glad to hear someone has worse luck than me!

 

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What, i dont get to drive the camaro?

 

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The Camaro?! Hell, after that story, you'd be lucky to get a ride in the Beast!!

Karen
[i]hint : the Camaro is the <FONT COLOR="green">green terror</FONT>, not "the beast"...

 

you mean the shitscort (er, escort)