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Bud:

--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on September 22, 2021, 05:42:20 am ---I snap-decisioned and pulled into a service station and bought a new car battery, fitted it myself and got home on the new battery with no air conditioning and shock horror, no radio.  :'(

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More importantly, likely no airbag as well   :(
Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: bsfeechannel on September 22, 2021, 01:44:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on September 20, 2021, 09:16:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: bob91343 on September 20, 2021, 05:36:03 pm ---DIY oil change is another possibly stupid thing.  What if you kick the oil plug and can't find it?  You can't drive to your auto supply store, or anywhere else.

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Drain the oil. Phone rings. Distracted. Come back to car. Fill engine with new oil. Why is it not showing on the dipstick yet? Why do my feet feel wet?

Yep. I wouldn't have thought it could happen. But it did.

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Marry a woman that doesn't admit a single drop of oil on the floor, even in the garage, and you'll never get distracted again.

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The mechanical servicing is more than tolerated since everyone benefits. However, motorcycle parts on the coffee table is apparently where the line is drawn.
Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: Bud on September 22, 2021, 03:07:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on September 22, 2021, 05:42:20 am ---I snap-decisioned and pulled into a service station and bought a new car battery, fitted it myself and got home on the new battery with no air conditioning and shock horror, no radio.  :'(

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More importantly, likely no airbag as well   :(

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Vehicle too old to know what an airbag is. That commute in those days had an average speed of 28kph. The top speed was just over 50.
richnormand:

--- Quote from: bob91343 on September 20, 2021, 05:36:03 pm ---DIY oil change is another possibly stupid thing.  What if you kick the oil plug and can't find it?  You can't drive to your auto supply store, or anywhere else.

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You twist a wine cork in the hole. Fill it a bit, and then, go to the store.
james_s:

--- Quote from: Bud on September 22, 2021, 03:07:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on September 22, 2021, 05:42:20 am ---I snap-decisioned and pulled into a service station and bought a new car battery, fitted it myself and got home on the new battery with no air conditioning and shock horror, no radio.  :'(

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More importantly, likely no airbag as well   :(

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Meh, the only car I've ever owned that was new enough to have come with the optional airbag I removed it to use the more comfortable steering wheel from the car it replaced. I'm really not a fan of driving around with an electrically triggered explosive charge pointed at my face. I always wear a seatbelt and drive carefully.
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