What ever happened to you on your bad automotive day?
I've had a quite a few when I was younger. For instance:
1. Minnesota summer in a '70 Corolla wagon I hit a pole, causing a bolt to puncure the battery case. Didn't have money for a new battery so I sealed it with bondo.
Worked fine and in October decided to replace the battery for the coming winter.
Bought a new battery that wouldn't hold a charge overnight but the store wouldn't exchange.
I drove to another store for 2nd opinion. They said the battery tested bad and it's on a charger. An hour later I went to get the car and a 13 year old (I guess) kid removed a HUGE charger from my battery. Now my car had its charging light on and several accessories didn't work. I was pushed out of the store for complaining and only told to call the main store in Chicago. Now go away.
I ended up replacing the battery again, and because the charger was connected backwards I had to replace fuse links, fuses, alternator, radio, volt regulator.
Chicago's reply was "Tough luck for you!"
2. Driving a '71 Grand Torino wagon, February in Minnesota I ran over a bump then my car quit. Looking under the hood I saw some wires pulled off of something...but what? :o
Looking behind the car in the road was the eletronic spark unit, being swerved & run over by other cars because it rusted loose off the fender. It likely fell infront of the tire, ran over ripping the wires out. That was the bump I felt.
I got the rest of the wire from the car and waked home with the unit about 10 miles.
(~ 20 below zero)
Dug the wire studs out from the box's epoxy block and soldered the wires back on.
Walked back to the car that night, plugged it in and drove home.
I have a ton more of these but this wil have to do for now.
What happened to
YOU?