so I'm driving along a major road in my town today, and some lady power reverses from a driveway into my lane. I wasn't paying too much attention, but I wasn't going very fast either. I was fortunately able to slam on my brakes and avoid hitting her.
just as a "fvck you," though, I hit my horn. and then my stupid horn wouldn't go off. pulled over onto a side street, tried a few basic things, but no luck, so I decide to take my car to my auto guy.
my horn is going off non-stop the whole drive there, so everyone on the road thinks that I'm some huge asshole, despite my frequently throwing my hands into the air to indicate to the other drivers that my hands are not actually pressing the horn. I also got pulled over twice on the way there, by cops who didn't do too much other than laugh and tell me to get it fixed asap before getting a ticket for a noise violation (and I'm, like, "yeah, I'd fvcking be there by now if you hadn't pulled me over.")
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cliffnotes: I hate my car, my car hates me, and we both wish I had the money for a new one.
edit: I did eventually get to my auto guy. he was closing up shop by the time I got there, so he just disconnected my battery and said he'd check it out tomorrow.
UPDATE: talked to my car guy this morning... in his words, "in all my years as a mechanic, I've never seen anything like this." it seems as if my horn and my airbags are somehow routed together. going to cost about $1,000 to fix... not sure if I'm going to go for it or not. between this, the car accident I was in right before Christmas, and some other issues that I've been ignoring but will need to get fixed before the summer, I'll have invested more money in my car than it's worth. going to have to start looking into my options as far as getting a new used car are concerned (and more importantly, how much it will increase my insurance by). my dad is calling some of his repo guy friends today.
just as a "fvck you," though, I hit my horn. and then my stupid horn wouldn't go off. pulled over onto a side street, tried a few basic things, but no luck, so I decide to take my car to my auto guy.
my horn is going off non-stop the whole drive there, so everyone on the road thinks that I'm some huge asshole, despite my frequently throwing my hands into the air to indicate to the other drivers that my hands are not actually pressing the horn. I also got pulled over twice on the way there, by cops who didn't do too much other than laugh and tell me to get it fixed asap before getting a ticket for a noise violation (and I'm, like, "yeah, I'd fvcking be there by now if you hadn't pulled me over.")
:|
cliffnotes: I hate my car, my car hates me, and we both wish I had the money for a new one.
edit: I did eventually get to my auto guy. he was closing up shop by the time I got there, so he just disconnected my battery and said he'd check it out tomorrow.
UPDATE: talked to my car guy this morning... in his words, "in all my years as a mechanic, I've never seen anything like this." it seems as if my horn and my airbags are somehow routed together. going to cost about $1,000 to fix... not sure if I'm going to go for it or not. between this, the car accident I was in right before Christmas, and some other issues that I've been ignoring but will need to get fixed before the summer, I'll have invested more money in my car than it's worth. going to have to start looking into my options as far as getting a new used car are concerned (and more importantly, how much it will increase my insurance by). my dad is calling some of his repo guy friends today.
