Ever feel like.....

[Dom]

Your car is laughing at you? Last week the car was cranking fine, all the electrics working, sorted the ignition and everything, just got to put the radiator in. So yesterday the rads in and now the car won't do anything and the battery's gone flat. So battery charger goes on, just over 12volts, lights work, wipers work, will it crank? Like fook it will.

 

Checked the wiring, all fine, took the starter off, all fine, put it back together and still nothing. Everything is exactly the same as it was last week except its got a scuffed arch from the starter charger, a fist shaped dent in the heater bulge and a steel toe capped shaped dent in the rear quarter.

 

Every time I fix one problem it makes another, now it's sitting on the drive, looking all smug and laughing at me.

[sambo]

Oh, yeah, my car is a right joker!

 

Finally got it running and drivable after almost a year! Then i took it for a test drive last night and SPLAT! oil all over the windscreen! (bonnet was off).

Got a leak somewhere! i think its coming from the T-piece for the pressure switch and warning lamp. And its pressure related as it only did it when i gunned it.

There is always something mate.

[petrolhead]

Don't stress mate, after a while of fixing stuff better than it was (not bodging it) you'll iron all the bugs out.

[caprinerd]

mines the same wouldnt even turn over 2 days ago went in doors had a cupper misses came out for a fag asked if i knew what was wrong said i have no idea but see what i mean and the thing turned over and fired up straight a way misses said whats wrong with that, bloody thing plays games all the time

[OldskoolSue]

My car has been not only laughing at me at the moment but pointing and laughing too!

[Mr2Caps]

Years ago was putting a new engine in my capri, engine on a hoist, gearbox in car, couldn't get the two to mate together properly, spent ages trying, swore at it and left one resting against the other, went in for a cup of coffee, came back out to recommence battle, found it all nicely together, just needed bolting up

[BIGKEV]

My Car doesnt work when I want it to - its very much like trying to break in a wild horse - has a mind of its own and likes to test me

 

 

However - I built the thing to Abuse and thats probably what it doesnt like.

[fezza_mat]

thats all mine does at me but thearting it with the srcap yard tneds so make it work

[mk1super]

My Car doesnt work when I want it to - its very much like trying to break in a wild horse.

 

Kev thats exactly like mine!

 

The first show i decide to take it to, it point blank refused to start, tried fresh battery, jump leads and bump starting and nothing. Wouldnt be so bad but i had spend 5 hours T-cutting it then a further 3 more washing waxing hovering etc etc the day before, when it was running sweet as a nut!

 

I go back to it 3 days later and it started 1st time:shock: They have a mind of there own, all of em are like that car Christine!

[Copey]

mine has its moments, i fitted a leccy fan a few weeks back and the mornin after the car wouldnt start, i thought "oh well as thats the only thing thats changed so it must have draind the battery"

 

i checked the bat, still had power, all the lights and everything worked got the multimeter out read 11.8v so that was perfectly fine, checked all the connections on the battery terminal and cleaned them, still nothing...then i looked down at the starter and a connection had corroded and fallen off

 

i also think the PL exhaust is laughing at me too, never fitted right, always blows and rattles