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post Sep 2, 2004 - 3:24 PM
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So on Sunday I drove my car to my mechanic's shop so that I could do my clutch install myself in his garage using his tools, since I no longer have any tools because they got stolen. This was the same mechanic who did my swap, but I had no intention of having him touch the car. Well it turns out that I'm 100% completely mechanically retarded...at the end of the day I didn't even have both axles out of the car. frown.gif

And since it was in the shop's main bay and my mechanic had to have it out of there and I had to work, I couldn't continue on it and had to pay him to do my clutch installation. So I got my car back today and took it for a drive...it is now so screwed up it's ridiculous. Now I have to hold the wheel ten degrees or so clockwise to drive straight! mad.gif

I also have a new paint chip on the side of my door from my mechanic hitting the door with something, and my front brakes squeal when I come to a stop. It's so ridiculously sick how retarded my mechanic is. My car was fine except for a bad throwout bearing due to my mechanic being a retard and using the wrong one on my tranny. Now it doesn't drive straight and my brakes squeal. mad.gif

I just don't even know what to do anymore...my car used to be nice...now look at it...it's a piece of garbage...I don't even think I could sell this car anymore. frown.gif


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post Sep 3, 2004 - 6:33 PM
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Dang Coomer life just threw a hard ball at you, but you gotta keep on swinging man. In life you can get as many strikes as you want but you can never strike out unless you stop trying. I have had similar situations with my mom. She grew up in a home that was not so loving and has since taken it out on me. I have been blamed for all of the health problems that she has had in the past and even for my brother being a "bad" kid. I know what it feels like. I will be the first to admit that I have been in so many fights with my mom that has brought me to tears. What you need to do is get rid of the celica, sell it for a descent price and put a nice down payment on something new and sensible. Something that you don't have to invest a whole ton of money into. When you look at what you have done and what you have in your posession you really can't be mad at life/god/yourself, you have a lot of loyal members on this site and I think I speak for most people on here when I say that we consider you our friend. You can call a favor on me any time, being able to come to this site while at work is the only thing that has made it bearable for me. It is a major release for me to come here and post my problems, and help others out. You are the man Coomer and if your mom thinks that you are a little piss ant for being who you are, FORGET HER! Moms are supposed to love you no matter what you do, sure she can get mad every now and again but as soon as she starts saying things that can never be taken back, thats when she stops being your mom and is only your mother. A mom is what makes a house a home. A mother is what makes families fall apart.

As we say at JetBlue "Forget It and Drive On" or FIDO its been my personal slogan ever since I started working there and I apply it every day.

I dont mean to pry but how much are you in debt? If its not too much then I would say find a sensible appartment, furnished if you can find one (probably through a college or something) to make it easier on you. Then sell the Celica and get a sensible car like I said above.

I say that we all need to road trip up there and beat the piss out of that mechanic until he gives you all of the money that you have had to spend on him break stuff on your car. You owe him nothing and if you took him to court I'm sure they would think so as well. Judge Judy his Ass!

Well I'm done rambling but Coomer just remember that it is never as bad as you think it is, it could always be worse. And remember that we are here to help you as well.

Posts in this topic
- Coomer   OH MY GOD!   Sep 2, 2004 - 3:24 PM
- - macavely   damn coomer .. yea that sucks... i wish we lived i...   Sep 2, 2004 - 3:39 PM
- - sphinx   are you sure you're breaks are'nt wated al...   Sep 2, 2004 - 3:39 PM
- - Coomer   Sphinx, my mechanic told me to remove the calipers...   Sep 2, 2004 - 3:44 PM
- - sphinx   to take off the axles, you just take off the wheel...   Sep 2, 2004 - 3:48 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (sphinx @ Sep 2, 2004 - 1:48 PM) to take off...   Sep 2, 2004 - 3:53 PM
- - Anub1s   An Air bubble in your power steering won't cau...   Sep 2, 2004 - 4:39 PM
- - Coomer   Thanks Anub...I wouldn't have ever taken it th...   Sep 2, 2004 - 5:23 PM
- - Celicaca   its ridiculous that you go back to that mechanic.....   Sep 2, 2004 - 5:56 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (Celicaca @ Sep 2, 2004 - 3:56 PM) its ridic...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:08 PM
- - Anub1s   wow coomer you need to move man. It really sucks t...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:14 PM
- - gtcelica94   damn man i be feeling bad for you   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:23 PM
- - Celicaca   QUOTE (Coomer @ Sep 2, 2004 - 11:08 PM) QUOTE (Cel...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:26 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (Celicaca @ Sep 2, 2004 - 4:26 PM) QUOTE (Co...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:31 PM
- - BlackCelicaGT94   Coomer! i told u once and ill tell you again.....   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:40 PM
- - Anub1s   Your clutch is one of the most important parts of ...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:41 PM
- - BlackCelicaGT94   QUOTE (BlackCelicaGT94 @ Sep 2, 2004 - 4:40 PM) Co...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:41 PM
- - Coomer   I know, I know...had I known that I wouldn't b...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:46 PM
- - Anub1s   Are you kidding? Thats the only way to learn. And ...   Sep 2, 2004 - 6:49 PM
- - lagos   taking out the axels should mess up anything in yo...   Sep 2, 2004 - 7:09 PM
- - Andason   do you not have an autozone by you coomer? you pay...   Sep 2, 2004 - 7:18 PM
- - hioctane   take your car down to cali. we have car shops at e...   Sep 2, 2004 - 10:40 PM
- - Kwanza26   Dude Coomer... sometimes I really wish I could hel...   Sep 2, 2004 - 11:39 PM
- - Batman722   Coomer, option 1, hook up with another member or m...   Sep 2, 2004 - 11:57 PM
- - Kwanza26   Alright... I re-read the topic and am not happy......   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:01 AM
- - Coomer   Thanks for all the support everyone. I love you al...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:26 AM
- - Kwanza26   QUOTE (Coomer @ Sep 3, 2004 - 5:26 AM) Thanks for ...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:30 AM
- - ghostdog   coomer I sympathize with your situation; it hurts ...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:38 AM
- - 95STHATCH   I'm sorry that you are going through the crap ...   Sep 3, 2004 - 1:04 AM
- - hioctane   there's a guy on the 1320stangs.com forums who...   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:14 AM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (hioctane @ Sep 3, 2004 - 9:14 AM) If you po...   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:27 AM
- - sphinx   well, look. I hate to post this here on this site,...   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:33 AM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (sphinx @ Sep 3, 2004 - 9:33 AM) well, look....   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:36 AM
- - hioctane   QUOTE (Coomer @ Sep 3, 2004 - 9:27 AM) QUOTE ...   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:43 AM
- - dstrbcelica   holy cow..i'm gone for like a week and everyth...   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:46 AM
- - Coomer   I read all about that a while back. It sounds a lo...   Sep 3, 2004 - 11:51 AM
- - Celicaca   QUOTE (Coomer @ Sep 3, 2004 - 5:26 AM) Thanks for ...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:08 PM
- - Digndoug   sell it on e-bay.. start over.. theres a time whe...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:14 PM
- - Coomer   Celicaca, I think you're right. I'm not go...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:19 PM
- - turboinduction   QUOTE (Coomer @ Sep 3, 2004 - 12:19 PM) Celicaca, ...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:50 PM
- - vangSTa_celica   I'm with turboinduction. If you ever decide t...   Sep 3, 2004 - 12:59 PM
- - vangSTa_celica   In fact, if SlowCelica94 ever decides to give me t...   Sep 3, 2004 - 1:00 PM
- - OrbitalGT95   coomer i still love ur car even though it being ga...   Sep 3, 2004 - 1:11 PM
- - Rjb23   This is gonna be sound harsh but it is what will b...   Sep 3, 2004 - 5:43 PM
- - Anub1s   Dang Coomer life just threw a hard ball at you, bu...   Sep 3, 2004 - 6:33 PM
- - fastgt   hey man i know its hard....ive been in the same si...   Sep 3, 2004 - 10:36 PM
- - bufferdan   i didnt read all of this but from what it sounds l...   Sep 3, 2004 - 10:52 PM
- - hioctane   QUOTE life just threw a hard ball at you, but you ...   Sep 4, 2004 - 2:15 AM
- - Andason   QUOTE (vangSTa_celica @ Sep 3, 2004 - 11:59 AM) I...   Sep 4, 2004 - 9:25 AM
- - turboinduction   i PROMISE Chris... if you do decide to come to Wis...   Sep 4, 2004 - 11:27 AM
- - Sev408   all you had to do was follow my swap guide. i just...   Sep 4, 2004 - 4:56 PM
- - slipgun   If you cant work stuff out with your mom... I thin...   Sep 4, 2004 - 6:35 PM
- - blkGT   i say we move coomer to fl. cmon coomer its fun he...   Sep 4, 2004 - 7:11 PM
- - Yota   I agree, If everyone pitched in a little on this ...   Sep 4, 2004 - 7:18 PM
- - KAMiX   Honestly I'm not willing to pay you money, but...   Sep 4, 2004 - 9:57 PM
- - Coomer   Thanks everyone for all the support and kindness. ...   Sep 5, 2004 - 2:55 AM
- - defgeph   Sorry for your troubles coom.. Glad to see things ...   Sep 5, 2004 - 3:02 AM
- - Coomer   Woo Hoo! I just got back from a 2AM drive thro...   Sep 5, 2004 - 5:31 AM
- - o8poa8o   did you ever get vvti working?   Sep 5, 2004 - 9:29 AM
- - dstrbcelica   that's great that you fell back in love with y...   Sep 5, 2004 - 11:03 AM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (o8poa8o @ Sep 5, 2004 - 7:29 AM) did you ev...   Sep 5, 2004 - 1:22 PM
- - Coomer   Tonight I hooked up a VVT light, and VVT is workin...   Sep 6, 2004 - 3:51 AM
- - vangSTa_celica   I'm so happy for you Coomer. I hope things ke...   Sep 6, 2004 - 11:49 AM
- - celicaBEst   glad everything is going better for you coomer...   Sep 6, 2004 - 11:52 AM
- - sphinx   did you mess arround with anything else besides th...   Sep 7, 2004 - 10:54 AM
- - Supersprynt   Does this mean ur keeping it? See when things are...   Sep 7, 2004 - 10:57 AM
- - Coomer   Well, basically, the VVT solenoid has two wires go...   Sep 7, 2004 - 11:21 AM
- - Supersprynt   Your pics mesmerize me, what is that setting u use...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:24 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Sep 7, 2004 - 11:24 AM) Your ...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:29 PM
- - Supersprynt   Seriously I love photography but im becoming annoy...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:33 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Sep 7, 2004 - 11:33 AM) Serio...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:42 PM
- - Supersprynt   QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Sep 7, 2004 - 11:57 AM) Does ...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:45 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Sep 7, 2004 - 11:45 AM) QUOTE...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:48 PM
- - Supersprynt   I have discs but no calipers, they should be turne...   Sep 7, 2004 - 1:52 PM
- - 97sccelica   QUOTE (Coomer @ Sep 4, 2004 - 11:55 PM) After talk...   Sep 8, 2004 - 1:48 AM


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