Originally posted by: Baked
Call my insurance company's complimentary towing service and have the car towed to the autobody I go to for all my car problems.
HAHA I laugh when I read this because for me, my time is worth more then to call, get put on hold, wait to talk to the agent, wait for them to call the cheapest place they can find, then wait several hours for the tow truck to show up. The idiot that showed up to lift the car wrong onto the bed and messes up my ride. Leaving me stranded on a saturday night in BFE having to wait till monday till a place is open to put my spare tire on
All because Im too much of a goodie too shoes to bother doing it myself.:disgust:
Are people this lazy or time so worthless not to take the lousy 10 minutes to take their flat off and put the spare on????? OR better yet, carry a $20 air compressor and a $5 plug kit and fix it themselves and say FVCK YOU to the repair places and tow trucks and my time wasted waiting for someone to do it for me?? Its a no brainer to plug a tire. Pull nail out put plug in. Fill with air. if nail is stuck in side wall or side wall has a tear, put on spare tire, drive to nearest tire trax for new tire. DUH
I do the later and carry a good jack, cheap compressor, and plug kit in my car always. Fvck repair shop stealing my money, I do it myself
And so can you if you dont look at it with the "OOOOOOO I just do it, its hard and complicated, and I will get dirt under my nails" attitude
What should be in your trunk to save you money and time:
Cheap $15 coveralls incase you get stuck wearing your sunday best.
$20 cheap 2 ton jack (much better the the 3 cent one the manufacture gave you)
$10 good 4 way lug wrench (again much better then the 1 cent one the manufacture gave you)
$20 air compressor with a air gauge and if all possible the ones with the jumper packs built in and a flashing light should you need to flag someone down at night.
$5 plug kit
$20 Tool kit
Spare Serpentine belt in case yours ever breaks (the direction to install a new belt on your car in under the hood. On the fire wall, the radiator, or the hood itself. New belt should be around $35 Reason being is this belt goes bad you lose EVERYTHING. Power steering, Power, And mostly water pump which means your car will over heat and you can do some major damage and HONESTLY it takes less then 5 minutes to replace that belt. So $35 and 5 minutes or your pisses off self pushing your car to the nearest place causing thousands in damage or stranded in the middle of knowhere with a banjo playing softly in the back ground?
2 flashlights. One battery powered and a big ass spot light one that plugs into your lighter jack with a really long cord and with like a magnet attachment if you have a choice. Dont skimp on the spot light or battery powered one for you want a reall nice bright as hell light to see what your doing on a dark un lit road and other cars on the road to see you so the brighter the better.
A rain ponch or two. ****** an umbrella. You need both hands.
A old blanket case your sitting in mud or glass, or winter for warmth if the car wont run.
and a $10 emergency road kit with flares and reflective triangles.
All this will save you time, money, and your life as well
OH and one more thing. Go to your local junk yard and pick you up a FULL size spare tire and wheel just in case you have to drive a few hundred miles or faster then 45 mph. They are like $15 with tread still on them and you will be saving the environment and again maybe your life as well. They will have plenty for you to choose from in like new condition. Doesnt have to be aluminum wheel steel will do fine make sure it come off the same make, with the same lug pattern, and same tire size as you have now. The grease monkeys there behind the counter should be able to hook you up with the right one.
Facebook
Twitter