I brought my car to my regular garage yesterday about a steering problem that was probably caused by some pothole I hit hard last week.
This morning the mechanic puts it on a lift and notices that five of the six engine mounts are rusted through and that actually only one (of the big ones luckily) is left to hold a 3.8L V6...
So it's R.I.P. to my dear '92 Pontiac Bonneville my mother had bought nearly new and gave to me last year. That car has been one of firsts: first trip farther than 200 miles (Niagara Falls, great time), first crash (no visible damage to it, but i didn't miss the other guy's Buick), first kiss...
With this comes 3 questions:
-Why did they make the panels so rust-proof/plasticky if it's gonna rust from the inside ? (There are 6 rust spots on the car the size of a twooney and it never received any rust protection)
-Would a mechanic have seen it in a normal inspection ?
-How does it sound when a running engine falls off a car?
This morning the mechanic puts it on a lift and notices that five of the six engine mounts are rusted through and that actually only one (of the big ones luckily) is left to hold a 3.8L V6...
So it's R.I.P. to my dear '92 Pontiac Bonneville my mother had bought nearly new and gave to me last year. That car has been one of firsts: first trip farther than 200 miles (Niagara Falls, great time), first crash (no visible damage to it, but i didn't miss the other guy's Buick), first kiss...
With this comes 3 questions:
-Why did they make the panels so rust-proof/plasticky if it's gonna rust from the inside ? (There are 6 rust spots on the car the size of a twooney and it never received any rust protection)
-Would a mechanic have seen it in a normal inspection ?
-How does it sound when a running engine falls off a car?
