OH MY GOD!, Argh! I hate my mechanic! Options

[vangSTa_celica]

I'm with turboinduction. If you ever decide to drop by in WI, I got people all over the place. Ladies too . Sorry about all this BS that has happened and I completely feel you on the whole mom situation. My mother and I don't click either, but...best wishes buddy. You've made a big influenece on my life and my car.

- Chong Vang

[vangSTa_celica]

In fact, if SlowCelica94 ever decides to give me that NOS bottle I won, it's all yours buddy.



This post has been edited by vangSTa_celica: Sep 3, 2004 - 1:00 PM

[OrbitalGT95]

coomer i still love ur car even though it being gay to u..i really hope things work out for you cause this type if **** shouldn't happen to someone like you

[Rjb23]

This is gonna be sound harsh but it is what will be best for you in the long run coomer.

1) Find a new mechanic.
2) Get in school if your not already
3) Stop talking to all your friends that are into drugs and such, they are going no where and being around them makes it hard for you to go places. I've been in the same situation about 5 yrs back and have never been happier than I am now. It sounds bad but honestly if your friends are going down they are going to take you down with them.
4) Make new friends that are motivated and want to succeed in life, see step 2.

[Anub1s]

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.

[fastgt]

hey man i know its hard....ive been in the same situation but ive never been kicked out(close but not yet) and my car is giving me helll.....its currently in my driveway with my smashed front end...but hey i cant tell you how to live your life i can only make a few suggestions.


1) talk your mom try to work things out with her tell you love her, do anything you can to work it out.

2) get some people in your area or tow your truck to a mechanic who can help you

3) save up some money and move out ...its hard but it needs to be done....

4) if you cant fix the car put it in storage for awhile until you able to fix and use ure other celi

most important make an effort to make peace with ure mom even if she doesnt let you move back in

i hope i helped coom , when i first started looking for a car i stumbled upon this site and immediatly fell in love with the 6th gen celi and your continued devotion to the site and your car have become an inspiration to fix up my car and hopefully see a beautiful final project...again im sorry about everyting coomer and i wish you the best

[bufferdan]

i didnt read all of this but from what it sounds like is your mechanic took loose the tie rod ends and didnt put them back the way they were (he needed to mark the threads as close as possible). Just tell him to do a alignment on it and you should be fine.

[hioctane]

[Andason]

[turboinduction]

i PROMISE Chris... if you do decide to come to Wisconsin for Vang and me..... I'll hide you from Shawn. lol.

just messing, look, even Shawn is excited.

[Sev408]

all you had to do was follow my swap guide. i just did a new clutch and flywheel install on my friends civic and he doesnt need to have an alignment. seems to me your mechanic sucks ass and doesnt know what hes doing.

but what do i know, im no mechanic i just do the **** myself by trying and completing it.

[slipgun]

If you cant work stuff out with your mom... I think it is time to move outa your area bro. I think a lot of us could pitch some money in if you need a lil help to get your ass outa that state. And dont be all hard ass about you not wantin help. You helped us, I wasnt a hardass about it.

[blkGT]

i say we move coomer to fl. cmon coomer its fun here. minus the hurricanes

[Yota]

I agree,

If everyone pitched in a little on this site, we could help you with anything you needed. You've created something in this website that EVERY member has benefited from. It would be our pleasure to repay you for all you've done for us.
You sound like you're a great kid, that I wish lived closer to me so I could personally know you. If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. (vehicle related or not) I'd be glad to help you find the answers you need.

Good luck with everything and keep your head up and your shoulders square...

You have a great relationship with the members on this forum, use them.

Yota

[KAMiX]

Honestly I'm not willing to pay you money, but dude a lot of us have been through this before, and it will be good for you in the long run. I got booted out when I was 17, just started uni and not working. It was a wake up call for sure, but it will only make you stronger man.

[Coomer]

Thanks everyone for all the support and kindness.

After talking to my dad, he just said that my mom was out of control and that I should stick around and stuff, so I'm not kicked out as of now, which is good.

When I found that out today I went out and bought a slave cylinder and replaced mine, and that helped my shifting problems a little bit. I also got an accessory belt and put that on, so now I've got my power steering back, which makes the car feel so much more tolerable. I'll probably get an alignment early next week if the 'rents will lend me a bit more money, and hopefully that'll solve the steering wheel problem. The brakes still squeak, so I'll have to look into that soon too.

Oh, and I finished breaking in the new clutch today, and the car feels great with it...not much slower up high with the heavier flywheel, but a lot faster down low, which is very nice. Unfortunately, the quick shifts were better with the JUN flywheel, but oh well, there has to be a trade-off somewhere.

[Defgeph]

Sorry for your troubles coom.. Glad to see things are turning around for ya.

You have all of our support. keep your head up mang

DEF

[Coomer]

Woo Hoo! I just got back from a 2AM drive throughout the city and on some of the canyon roads and I think I'm back in love with the car. I don't know if it's the flywheel or the cool night temperature or what, but the car was pulling really hard tonight throughout the entire powerband!

Combined with the better handling feel provided by having power steering back, the car feels soooooooo much better than it did before. I drove the car for an hour and a half and loved every second of it...something that hasn't happened in a while.

[o8poa8o]

did you ever get vvti working?

[dstrbcelica]

that's great that you fell back in love with your car coomer!!!

-dstrb

This post has been edited by dstrbcelica: Sep 5, 2004 - 11:03 AM