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Remind your household to pull over if there's a problem with their vehicle

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If you are the person paying for or dealing with car repairs make sure that all drivers in your household know to immediately pull over and call you, a shop, or the dealer if there's some problem.

Often times you start out with a simple problem, busted coolant hose, lost oil pan plug, seized water pump, failing ball joint, and it has some small indication of an issue... Smoke, sweet smell, no heat from dash, slightly rattling steering etc. If the person immediately pulls over then it could be a simple couple hundred dollar or cheaper repair.

But, for some reason, there seems to be some bizarre innate human nature to get home at any cost without calling anyone or getting any help.

So, someone quickly goes from a simple $500 water pump repair to a $1500 blown headgasket to a $4000 new motor over a 10 mile period, all in the interest of saving $100 by calling a dealer and getting a tow.
 
That's one of the advantages of having several cars in the household. When one needs maintenance or repair, I just switch over to another car until I can find the time to get it fixed.
 
A few weeks ago I saw a newer 5 series BMW riding on the remnants of one of its wheels sparking and limping down the road. What would have been a $75 tow and $10 tire repair turned into a new tire + rim + wheelwell + quarter panel damage from driving on it so long.

Being it was in Naperville, I assume the owner had it crushed and the dealer dropped off a new one that same day.
 
madoka said:
That's one of the advantages of having several cars in the household. When one needs maintenance or repair, I just switch over to another car until I can find the time to get it fixed.
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Sure, we do too, but spare vehicle or not I would rather deal with a $200 simple repair than a multiple thousand $ repair from someone trying to limp a vehicle home.
 
cbrsurfr said:
A few weeks ago I saw a newer 5 series BMW riding on the remnants of one of its wheels sparking and limping down the road. What would have been a $75 tow and $10 tire repair turned into a new tire + rim + wheelwell + quarter panel damage from driving on it so long.

Being it was in Naperville, I assume the owner had it crushed and the dealer dropped off a new one that same day.
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LMAO! Actually, he probably used it as an excuse to upgrade to a 7 series. (My dad lives there - I know the type too well).
 
Two occasions...

wife's riding down the interstate, calls, "The engine light's on." anything strange on the gauges.."Yeah, the temp is in the red." pull over. "But I'll be late."...she did finally. Bad thermostat and no long lasting problems.

"The engine's making this loud knocking sound." in the Mazda 626 that needed a quart every 2 or 3 weeks. Pull over. "I'm only 3 blocks from the house." Pull over...finally did...no oil. Thought we dodged a bullet until I tried to change the plugs. Had to use a helper on the ratchet on one of them. A little warpage on the threads.
 
SpatiallyAware said:
If you are the person paying for or dealing with car repairs make sure that all drivers in your household know to immediately pull over and call you, a shop, or the dealer if there's some problem.

Often times you start out with a simple problem, busted coolant hose, lost oil pan plug, seized water pump, failing ball joint, and it has some small indication of an issue... Smoke, sweet smell, no heat from dash, slightly rattling steering etc. If the person immediately pulls over then it could be a simple couple hundred dollar or cheaper repair.

But, for some reason, there seems to be some bizarre innate human nature to get home at any cost without calling anyone or getting any help.

So, someone quickly goes from a simple $500 water pump repair to a $1500 blown headgasket to a $4000 new motor over a 10 mile period, all in the interest of saving $100 by calling a dealer and getting a tow.
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Guess the driver of that Kia Sportage we saw on the shoulder of northbound I-85 outside Atlanta last week in flames could have used that advice.....
 
cbrsurfr said:
A few weeks ago I saw a newer 5 series BMW riding on the remnants of one of its wheels sparking and limping down the road. What would have been a $75 tow and $10 tire repair turned into a new tire + rim + wheelwell + quarter panel damage from driving on it so long.

Being it was in Naperville, I assume the owner had it crushed and the dealer dropped off a new one that same day.
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That would absolutely be Naperville logic haha
 
So, what happens when you pull over, call for a tow truck, and then after a few miles down the road the tow truck catches on fire? 😛

Saw that by the side of the road a couple weeks ago. Talk about a sucky day.
 
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