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11-15-2008, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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I Shoulda Dynoed the Saturn....
.... because THEN the tranny really woulda went. And it wouldn't have pooped out in the middle of nowhere.
I left the meet today, and the car was acting as bad as normal. Hopped on 46 or whatever that **** was. I was going up a hill and noticed I was barely staying at 50 (which, might I add, took about 2 mins to achieve). Whatever. Down the hill got to 55ish. Keep in mind I'm trying to accelerate and I thought maybe I was, but it was really just the hill. Next hill, I was getting nothing, it was like I was in neutral. I barely crept up the hill getting down to less than 30. Took the first exit which put me in Clifton or Nutley who the hell knows. Basically I came to a stop, put it in first, hand didn't move off 0. Put it in first and dropped the clutch, nothing. Luckily some guy came and pushed me into a parking lot. Keep in mind, my phone assed out. The guy let me borrow his for a minute, I called my boyfriend and he said to check the clutch juice reservoir Looked in there, almost empty. So he says go to somewhere and buy brake fluid and fill it in. I walked about 1/2 mile to target and bought that and was looking for a charger your phone super quick thing but they didn't have it (nor did Staples). That was okay cuz I got kinda optimistic because the reservoir was empty so I figured damn, just fill that **** in and you will get home. Ha. I run back to my car cuz cops are in the lot flashlighting it, they tell me I can leave it til I get a way to get it home (which means tonight). So I walk to CVS hoping they have something to charge my phone. Nope. I call my bf from there again and ask what to do and oh man he's lucky he wasn't with me cuz I woulda punched him. In the end, he had no clue. "Take the bus". Yeah. From Nutley. Well turns out there is a bus. I took the bus to the Newark Lightrail station. Took the lightrail to Penn Station. Took the bus from Penn to Journal Square in JC. I got off the bus in Journal Square and GUESS WHAT?! Some jackass decided it had to rain. So I am walking in a downpour on Bergen Ave waiting for a bus but still walking because I'm cold. I wind up only taking the bus about 2 miles out of 5 1/2 because the busses run slow at this time.
The reason I say I shoulda dynoed is because I am sure 90% of you guys have AAA.
Needless to say, props to Justin for remembering to bring my sweater because that thing absorbs water better than a sponge, between that and my aeropostale sweater, I stayed dry.
After all that, I end the day being randomly called a dingdong by Bubba. Thanks, Bubba.
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
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11-15-2008, 07:11 PM
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That sucks....it was pretty easy to tell that it was not right when you were at the meet
Glad the hoodie helped keep you dry!
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11-15-2008, 07:11 PM
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wow that really blows!
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11-15-2008, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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i knew it wasn't right. but i figured it was good enough to get home..
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
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11-15-2008, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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so ummm if anyone near me has AAA and would like to make my day just a little brighter, could you help me get a cheap tow?
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
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11-15-2008, 07:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
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your bf couldn't pick you up? What an ass.
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11-15-2008, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SupermanX24
your bf couldn't pick you up? What an ass.
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he doesn't drive. and so he doesnt have a car. and was at work.
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
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11-15-2008, 07:26 PM
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wow sounds like a crappy end to your day. so filling the reservoir didn't do the trick i take it? i didn't notice anywhere in your post weather or not you put it in. unless thats what the Ha is for.
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11-15-2008, 07:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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if it had worked would I have taken 80 buses and walked 3 miles in the rain? lol 
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
Last edited by Fire_Chicken92; 11-15-2008 at 07:38 PM.
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11-15-2008, 08:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire_Chicken92
if it had worked would I have taken 80 buses and walked 3 miles in the rain? lol |
um probally not  silly me
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11-15-2008, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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That sucks bad im sorry that had to happen and I thought I was having a bad day. Gope things get better and if I had AAA id def lend you one of my tows. I know AAA platinum is somewhere around 100 a year(haggle with them to get that but its easy) and you get 4 free tows for your car or any car your in that brakes down up to 100 miles in state. GIVE THEM A CALL NOW
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11-15-2008, 10:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire_Chicken92
he doesn't drive. and so he doesnt have a car. and was at work.
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sounds like you need a new bf...lol
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11-16-2008, 12:11 AM
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sorry to hear i have had them days. If i was closer i could get your car towed but you atleast two hours away. hope everything works out and get better
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11-16-2008, 12:41 AM
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dude that blows. bad.
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11-16-2008, 01:22 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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SO.
I went back out to my car with my boyfriend and a borrowed car. We tied it to the toyota I took from my dad and attempted to make it home, but the rope snapped. At 11:45. Luckily it was in the big shopping plaza out there and Stop and Shop was open. We wound up buying the only thing remotely like a rope they had which was those dog leashes u use to tie your dog outside. Hooked the cars back together and got ALL the way to Lyndhurst whennnnnnn a cop decided to intervene. Luckily he wasn't a jerk and just told me I can't do what I'm doing. Since my dad's license is suspended and the bf doesn't have one (he was steering the Saturn) I decided it was best just to push it into a parking spot on the street. Jeff from the board came out and is gonna have his uncle check it out for me.
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
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11-16-2008, 02:11 AM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
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sounds like the clutch is shot to me...not the trans itself
manual trans wont slip like that...the clutch will
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11-16-2008, 07:07 AM
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11 second club / Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
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That stink but you really need to get one of your cars running 100% before moving on.
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11-16-2008, 08:48 AM
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thats what u get for buying a Saturn... seriously... who does that....
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11-16-2008, 09:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokingSS
thats what u get for buying a Saturn... seriously... who does that....
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Guys named Matt.
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11-16-2008, 09:07 AM
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Weird. But I think I am not the one nor the mustang matt.
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11-16-2008, 09:12 AM
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11 second club / Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokingSS
thats what u get for buying a Saturn... seriously... who does that....
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especially VUE's
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11-16-2008, 09:18 AM
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Hahaha. sorry but dragging a saturn with dog leashes strapped to a toyota must have made that cops day
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11-16-2008, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkEvil
Hahaha. sorry but dragging a saturn with dog leashes strapped to a toyota must have made that cops day
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we used to use rope going 55 mph on the highway. Trick is to not leave enough room that someone tries to merge in between to two.
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11-16-2008, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Coral, FL
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Mechanic wants millions of dollars. SO. Plan B. I'll bring lunch and beer, any North Jerseyians feel like having a clutch party?
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1:11am Kasey
buy me a maserati
1:12am Chrissi
if u gimme the money to buy u one sure
1:12am Kasey
what about the goodness of your heart?
1:13amChrissi
kasey. i have no heart.
Last edited by Fire_Chicken92; 11-16-2008 at 11:07 AM.
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11-16-2008, 12:13 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkEvil
Hahaha. sorry but dragging a saturn with dog leashes strapped to a toyota must have made that cops day
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hahaha oh i would have loved to see that
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