You when you crap yourself when you think somethings wrong with your car

[Daz.]

and especially when your skint?

How nice is it when there isn't anything wrong!

Saw a little bit of liquid under the car when I moved out of a parking space today, Nooooo I thought not now what the hell?!?!

Did the old dip and lick test, hmm water, just water..

Well that rules out oil, waterpump, coolant leak, washer bottle, I'm puzzled.

Then I realised its warm, cars on auto climate, aircons been on for the first time in weeks...

Ahhhhh!

So to say I was relieved was an understatement - you gotta love condensation

 

[jesus]

Alright for some, I've had mine about a month now and not even driven it :dapprove: coming out of the garage this week!

 

[Christopher]

LOL. Schoolboy error.

 

[DB.]

Im trying to quickly get out my overdraft, have to pay £20 to sort out the CV joint tomorrow and my locking wheel nut won't budge on the back left, but that's staying until a tyre is punctured or i change wheels in a few months!

Lucky sod, but you may have jinxed yourself!

 

[Curtis!]

Not really, it's more a side of disapointment and let down.

I've pretty much always got enought spare cash to fix whatever happens, and don't need the car anyways so, not much fuss.

 

[Malky]

Not really, it's more a side of disapointment and let down.

I've pretty much always got enought spare cash to fix whatever happens, and don't need the car anyways so, not much fuss.

lucky you lol

 

[Gally]

It does feel like someone is already inside your wallet getting money before you eevn know what's wrong!

 

[alanc1000]

The one that gets me is when you can smell burning and you are never sure if its from the outside or under your bonnet!

 

[Malky]

It does feel like someone is already inside your wallet getting money before you eevn know what's wrong!

Just like being married mate

 

[Damo_Sport]

The one that gets me is when you can smell burning and you are never sure if its from the outside or under your bonnet!

haha im not the only one

Who if i hear a creek/knock.. i know its french but im like "dam this is gonna costttt me loadsss" lol

 

[jesus]

Thinking about it now I'm struggling to find something that's 'right' with my car :dapprove:

 

[Nickson]

Just like being married mate

Haha:lolup:

 

[Russ_16v]

Mines been in my garage for 2 weeks now, going out for a thrash tonight, listen to the noise only itbs can make :approve:

 

[Daz.]

The one that gets me is when you can smell burning and you are never sure if its from the outside or under your bonnet!

lol!

Actually this is so true, especially in this weather, omfg whats that?! burning!?!?

The other is bad smells inside the car, omg is that the car or outside? window down sniff sniff sniff...

 

[alanc1000]

lol!

Actually this is so true, especially in this weather, omfg whats that?! burning!?!?

The other is bad smells inside the car, omg is that the car or outside? window down sniff sniff sniff...

tee hee, and when it happens there is always one unhelpful person in the car who says "can you smell burning?" and you have to play it casual so they dont think you have bought a dud car and say "no, can't smell anything"

 

[z8jay]

I've not been able to drive my car for a week due to plugs/leads causing it to misfire I probably could get away with driving it if I needed to but I don't want to compound the problem any further. Couldn't get it booked in to be sorted until wednesday.

 

[Addz]

The other day mine got very hot behind me and i smelt burning which was worrying!

Remembered after that i had just painted my de-cats with VHT paint so was just that...

 

[saltyhair81]

The one that gets me is when you can smell burning and you are never sure if its from the outside or under your bonnet!

or having a stroke

 

[clairemae]

your lucky, my cars finding a new fault everyday for me to fix now its going in a few month.

 

[Ste666]

About a month after i got my car i went out for a drive (which was last year now) and on the hottest day of the year too, came up to a corner in a country lane and put my foot on the brakes................nothing happened!, straight to the floor, after s**tting myself i took the car back to where i got it and they said it probably had the original brake fluid in and it had boiled in the caliper causing air bubbles......they bled it through and everything was fine

 

[RoryW]

Im coming up to 12 months of ownership now and bar the top gearbox mount its been faultless for 9k and it gets a good bit of s**t here and there. I can honestly say im amazed its been this good, before i bought the car i was on this site doing a little research and several times thought about buying something else.

Still makes me grin, but i need some bodies on it!

 

[ilovewilly]

I thought my house was on fire the other night. Could smell burning but no idea where from. Even went in the attic to investigate. I used my nose to follow the scent like a blood hound.

A bloody fly had landed on the lamp and was frying.

When I realised I was so releaved.

Edit. Gah not car related. Well, this is a car forum.

 

[ChrisR]

Again not car related, but got into work the other morning and could smell a weird electrical smell.

Couldn't worl out what it was for ages, then I'd worked it out.

The security guards stick all the desk fans on in the morning to shift the air about a bit. They hadn't noticed that on the desk infront of mine the guy who sits there had stuck a pencil through the cage around the fan stopping the blades from turning.

The smell was the motor burning itself out

 

[P17 TOO]

If I got into work and I smelt burning I'd just let what was burning burn :evil:

 

[A.J]

Did the old dip and lick test, hmm water, just water..

You'd have been gutted if you'd later found out that a dog had pee'd on your car ..... :rasp:

 

[Chili Red]

You licked something which had dripped out of your car onto the ground? LOL eww.

 

[GeorgeH]

lol!

Actually this is so true, especially in this weather, omfg whats that?! burning!?!?

The other is bad smells inside the car, omg is that the car or outside? window down sniff sniff sniff...

So im not the only person who does the window down, sniff sniff.....must be the car infront (hopefully) thing!!

 

[DB.]

Im trying to quickly get out my overdraft, have to pay £20 to sort out the CV joint tomorrow and my locking wheel nut won't budge on the back left, but that's staying until a tyre is punctured or i change wheels in a few months!

Lucky sod, but you may have jinxed yourself!

Got mine all sorted alot simpler than i thought and the locking wheel nut came out quickly with Fred's drill

Feel relieved now and just have to get the MOT out the way in 2 weeks, should pass tbf.

 

[MikeB]

So im not the only person who does the window down, sniff sniff.....must be the car infront (hopefully) thing!!

I do this

 

[Marv-C]

You licked something which had dripped out of your car onto the ground? LOL eww.

+1. I was going to write this.

 

[Christophe]

i know the feeling. I'm exactly the same. I usually have bad luck with cars though