January 19, 2012
But Wait, There's MORE!
Dragging my food-poisoned butt to the car this morning, I breathed in the refreshingly cold air. When it's 12° with no wind to speak of and the sun shining, it's actually rather pleasant assuming you're dressed correctly. Got in the DuckMobile and she started right up, no problems! I let her warm up for a couple of minutes as I caught my breath (I'm still kinda shaky after the events of yesterday), then headed off to work.
As I pulled into the main lot at Duck U, the DuckMobile suddenly started to jerk and, well, chug, particularly at low RPMs. Rubbawhut? I pulled into a spot, shut her down, went into the Duck U Bookstore and immediately called Ricotta's Automotive, official mechanic of The Pond.
Cue peals of laughter; the DuckMobile first took to the roads in 1996. She'll be repaired Friday afternoon, probably. Weather permitting.
Food poisoning and car problems; two lousy tastes that really suck together.
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As I pulled into the main lot at Duck U, the DuckMobile suddenly started to jerk and, well, chug, particularly at low RPMs. Rubbawhut? I pulled into a spot, shut her down, went into the Duck U Bookstore and immediately called Ricotta's Automotive, official mechanic of The Pond.
It only felt like this.
A few hours later, the owner hisownbadself calls. "Well, you've got an ignition problem; there was an oil leak into the distributor. When I called Toyota, parts would be $1000 and take 3-5 days for shipping." *pause* "Then I called a local parts guy, he's got a new one for $400 and it'll be here on Friday. The only difference is that it doesn't say Toyota on it. Oh, and it'll void the warranty."Cue peals of laughter; the DuckMobile first took to the roads in 1996. She'll be repaired Friday afternoon, probably. Weather permitting.
Food poisoning and car problems; two lousy tastes that really suck together.
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Did you do something to take over Brickmuppet's curse?
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at January 19, 2012 08:07 PM (+rSRq)
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Why the hell does it cost $400 for a dist? What's it made of, iridium-plated gold?? And how does an oil leak into it ruin it, anyway?
Dang.
Dang.
Posted by: Ed Hering at January 19, 2012 08:10 PM (4deSp)
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Ed, I simplified the story. Short version, it's nearly the entire ignition system. Distributor, cables, so on and so forth. If it's an electrical system, they'd have to replace the ignition "black box", which is of course easier but more expensive. If it's a mechanical one, there's parts galore that need to be changed.
I think. I was still kinda in a daze, throw in the lingering aftereffects of the food poisoning and he probably could have been saying that he found a colony of arugla-based lifeforms in there and I wouldn't've noticed.
I think. I was still kinda in a daze, throw in the lingering aftereffects of the food poisoning and he probably could have been saying that he found a colony of arugla-based lifeforms in there and I wouldn't've noticed.
Posted by: Wonderduck at January 19, 2012 09:07 PM (f/6aJ)
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Did the quoted price include labor? My guess is yes.
Posted by: karrde at January 20, 2012 07:29 AM (nEln+)
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Is it just me or Ricotta automotive is run by a short, redhead meganekko?
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at January 20, 2012 06:53 PM (G2mwb)
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If it was, I'd get my car serviced much more regularly.
Posted by: Wonderduck at January 20, 2012 09:07 PM (f/6aJ)
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