I bought a car (V6 Mitsubishi) ... by trade i'm a mechanic.
Now all mechanics know when you buy a car no matter what you always renew the timing belt ! so anyways i bought the car and driving home and yeah you never guess what?? the bloody timing belt broke!
why me why !!
is it cause i'm a mechanic... i bet if it was someone else in my shoes the cam belt would of got them around the world and back cause its me !! it has to break..........arghhhhhh
do stuff like this happen to you?
2007-08-29 02:06:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sod`s law.
Hope it`s not completely mangled the engine.
2007-08-29 02:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by firebobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope but my brother did buy a 2nd hand car and he only had it for a week, he'd not been able to afford one til then he was pretty p***ed off, the head gasket and something else went and he couldn't afford to fix it so he saved and bought a better car bless him!
Just like to say a big up to you as my Hubby is a mechanic too and I'm sick of everyone bashing and moaning about them and the cost of the work they have done, I wish my hubby did earn the £54 an hour the company he works for charges but it's no where near that, by a long shot !!!
2007-08-29 02:18:21 · answer #2 · answered by loubie lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite that...But the times I have bought a used car, something has been wrong with it, or broken. Usually I change the brakes anyway, do a tune up, etc. I bought a 1989 honda prelude with a leaking water pump...Before I brought it to the mechanic (I do my own work, but didn't feel like tearing apart the engine to change the water pump and timing belt) I changed the brakes, hoses, etc. Brought it to the mechanic, and he screwed all of my work up. Lesson learned - don't bring it anywhere that you can't do yourself.
2007-08-29 02:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by zanilth1984 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes indeed. I recently replaced a power steering pump on my car only to discover that the alternator frame had a big nasty crack around the aluminum housing. The alternator had to come out through the fenderwell. 98 Mercury Sable 24 valve motor.
2007-08-29 02:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah;similar,but not with the same p***-u-off value.
Helping a friend rebuild his ford capri 3-litre(blueprinted motor,american carbs,home-made freeflow exhaust,discreet chin spoiler and boot spoiler)
Got the motor back into the car;linked it all up,but a leak from the sump spoiled it.Where was the special ring spanner to tighten the sump?IN THE BLOODY SUMP ITSELF.Engine out again,recover spanner,start again-and guess what?? we only mixed red crank caps with a green motor-giving us 0,010" clearance,and no f*****g oil pressure!!Engine out start again-this time we got the b*****d sorted.That`s what comes of having TOO many cooks spoiling the broth.Oh dear!!
2007-08-29 02:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just spent 4 thousand redoing the motor and tranny on my 71 superbeetle.
broke the throttle return spring friday, locking the engine wide open. only cost a dollar and 56 cents to fix, but it scared the poo outta me.
2007-08-29 03:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by michael_oxgood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutley - I think I am almost the unluckiest person on the planet sometimes.
2007-08-29 02:17:32 · answer #7 · answered by Emma B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Always
2007-08-29 02:17:42 · answer #8 · answered by ruskinflgator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its your own fault for not buying a chain driven BMW!!!
2007-08-29 03:36:34 · answer #9 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have some bad karma and are being paid back. Did you over charge someone for repairs once? ...lol
2007-08-29 02:15:57 · answer #10 · answered by tamarack58 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋