The ULTIMATE "Oshit" moment???

[phylo_roadking]

As Terry Prachett wrote - an Oshit moment is one of those moments in one's life marked by the echoing cry of "Oh shi....."

http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-7-9/73205.html

[Tom Houlihan]

Oops!

[phylo_roadking]

I can see THAT one providing years of mileage at Pentagon dinner parties!

[haen2]

Mine came yesterday.
Last year begin December i was "t-boned", and my car damaged so bad that the fire department had to cut me out of it. Fast forward . . . .my nice little Corolla with very low mileage was toast, and "TOTALLED" by Geico. For the payment looking for another car, found a nice looking Buick Century, very well maintained and in good shape.
Three weeks ago, while stopped at a stoplight, got rear ended by a monstrous car, and the driver "ran" . Damage very bad , so . . . . . again a "total".
Found another Buick; this time a Regal with all te bells and whistles. Dealer bent way over backwards to make it "just right".
Happy Me. !!!!
Yesterday, i backed out of my driveway . . . right into a metal fencepost. Large dent, and huge scratch.
That was my latest "Oh @#%" , that reduced my beautiful one owner super the luxe, without a scratch or dent Buick Regal, to "just transportation".
Oh S. . . (Well).
HN

[phylo_roadking]

Haen - in the great scheme of things....would it not be cheaper to employ a chauffeur???

[Annelie]

Yesterday, i backed out of my driveway . . . right into a metal fencepost. Large dent, and huge scratch.
That was my latest "Oh @#%" , that reduced my beautiful one owner super the luxe, without a scratch or dent Buick Regal, to "just transportation".
Oh S. . . (Well).

Unbelievable!

[haen2]

Not to worry. Precise touch up color paint is already on order, and my grandson swears he can get the dent(s) out with some kind of vacuum pump.
We'll see. Actually, tonight I will win the Powerball Lotto @ 200 million. In that case I wil just march to the dealer and order one tailor made. Or . . . .one of my friends has restored a Kubelwagen with original parts, to its original state, "like new" complete with mounted panzerfaust on the side.
Perhaps my better half will let me have it. In the process i will also get an I.R.S. stamp to buy a MP40 (just for the halibut)
Meanwhile it still runs fine, and according to the read out on the dashboard, gives me 19 miles to the gallon
Lucky me.
HN

[chambers]

HaEn, you've had a heck of a time with cars this past year!

Just last night on the way home I ran over something metal in the road. I checked my tire before I came in and it looked ok. Got to work this morning and it was flat. A guy I work with put on the spare, when we looked up close on the flat tire, it has a 2 inch gash in it.

I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather spend $100 on than a tire. Sigh...

19 mpg Both of mine get about 22.

[haen2]

However. . . . . . . . . .three days ago, going out to dinne with my wife, it suddenly gave up the ghost. AAA took only 50 minutes to get there, and tried everything possible to get it running again. No dice. Another AAA truck summoned, who was an electrical specialist (don't ask me why).
He also was flabbergasted. One moment it would start again, but as soon as one even touched the shifting lever, it died gloriously.
In short . . . . . . . . . $500.00 later it has a new ignition-combination-wirring harness with computer(s) installed. Runs like a charm, but my super the luxe gage now only shows 14 miles to the gallon. Dealer assures me that this is the latest thing that could go wrong. I told him i believe him, but if it did not I would spraypaint it yellow and paint "lemon" on it. And then park it on the public street in fron of his dealership. So this is hopefully the latest "Oh poops"
Sick and tired of cars.
HN

[haen2]

P.S.
Just want you to know that this dealer actually is very good. After I bought the Regal, they performed a 197 point safety check, replaced the braking system and brakes, replaced the fuel filter, changed oil and lubed it, and "checked the car for any loose nuts and/or bolts.
The ignition system going out does not happen very often, but since all the bells and whistles run through these wires, and connection/computer blocks, it is understandable.
So the "threat" was more of a sour joke.
I will recommend these people to all Portlanders.
HN