All of this is so so true, but what do you do if you suddenly lose the
engine, doubt you can carry a spare 3.3 or A-604 tranny in your trunk, now
those are two things I wish I really had as a spare.
The best kept things in my trunk on the other hand are a full size spare, a
hydraulic floor jack, a breaker bar and impact socket set, a tool box full
of fuses and other miscellanous tools like rachets and sockets of all shapes
and sizes, bulbs for the brakes, headlights, cornering, you name it, it's
there. A spare quart of oil tops it off.
What I wish I had, tranny fluid, cell phone, AAA card, lots of extra money,
flares, extra car (just kidding) hey maybe small CRX would fit in the trunk.
I could be better prepared, but all this weighs down the trunk as it is.
Also the thing I found out about batteries, is even though they may say
maitnance free you can still do yourself a favor and open the caps and check
the water level, if it is low fill it and chances are it will probably keep
it going a lot longer.
>From: Jim Gathmann <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: This never happens
>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:47:04 -0700 (PDT)
>
>That's why I've gotten around many of these problems
>by keeping more in my trunk. I go around with two
>batteries, have an extra quart or so of both A604 oil
>(7176) and the 3.3's oil (10w-30)- along with
>windshield washer fluid, hose tap (for very temp
>fixes), two spares, a decent jack (not the one that
>came with the car), a Mopar computer code tranlator
>book (lists all the codes and what causes them) an air
>pump, and a few assorted tools.
>
>It's saved me every time thus far.
>
>Started doing this after beeing stuck too many times
>in too many places just too far to walk home from.
>
>Oh- and there's one other thing- when something goes
>wrong, it's going to be at a show when you're around
>cars made by the "other" companies...
>--- Ted Blackington <cebuisle@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > How true. But you forgot one-It always rains the day
> > after you give the car a good wash. Also-your
> > battery will die without warning, always with the
> > car facing in towards another vehicle so you can't
> > jump it in the parking lot.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mark McDonald
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 12:52 AM
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: This never happens
> >
> > It usually happens to me when:
> >
> > 1. I am hungriest. I skipped breakfast that
> > morning, it's well past lunch,
> > I'm on my way to get something and-- whammo,
> > breakdown.
> >
> > Also:
> >
> > 2. The cleaner and nicer the clothes I am wearing,
> > the more likely it is my
> > car will break down
> > 3. The less money I have in my wallet, the more
> > likely I will be called upon
> > to pay for a tow
> > 4. The car senses financial need. I just lost my
> > job, it's tax time, and I
> > have had a bunch of medical bills to pay. What's
> > next? Car repairs, of
> > course!
> > 5. If you have left your jumper cables in your
> > other car, guess which car will
> > need a jump?
> >
> > All true, I swear.
> >
> > Brad Hogg wrote:
> >
> > > Usually, if your car is going to break down, it
> > iwll do so at the point
> > > either farthest from home or in the place that is
> > the hardest to get
> > > assistance or repairs. On my way home fro mwork
> > today, just as I turned the
> > > corner on my street, one of the heater hoses on my
> > 90 Imperial, burst. It
> > > just split about 2 inches long at the point where
> > it comes from the
> > > thermostat housing. I stopped the car and could
> > smell coolant and I saw
> > > dollar signs. I jumped out and opened the hood
> > and saw coolant spewing out
> > > of the split hose.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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