The little things that annoy me about my cars

[savage1987]

Wrote this in an email to a mate, thought I could share it here; maybe some of you can relate


Stuff to get at wreckers'

• Calais interior light (5L one broke shitty plastic)
• brake light high mount socket (locating lugs smashed off so need to solder in a new one, 5L)
• boot switch (5L boot light stays on)
• gas strut clips to make sure bonnet struts don't pop off their upper lugs (5litre currently living dangerously)
• v8 throttle cable (5L one is EPIC fail stretched, has figure 8 knot in it to tension. FAIL.)
• v8 intake flexi hose airbox-throttle body (5L one cracked and duct taped )
• 2 rear v6 heater hoses (heater tap to firewall) (if i can find any in good condition, to plumb heater into LS1)
• spare wheel (5L roadworthy)
• tailshaft bracket (5L missing its tailshaft 'loop' looking bracket, some shit previous owner!!!!!)
• 304 engine covers (pretty her up for sale)
• 2 new relays&holders for AU fans
• shifter surround plastic trim, cig' lighter & ashtray for LS1, still has nothing around the shifter
• chrome wheel nuts if i can find any for a decent price (pretty up the 5L)
• power windows switches (LS1 switches in centre console iffy due to weathering out the back of the shed)
• rear seat lower cushion (5L one has errant spring that pokes passengers in the ass/leg lol)
• fuse panel cover clips (shitty ones holding that panel under the steering wheel are epic fail in the LS1)
• VN calais grille on the off chance i find a near perfect one
• any mulberry trim i can find!!!!!!!!
• inner guard plastic liner, driver's side (5L one missing, fail prev. owner again!!)
• steering column plastics (LS1 one disagreed with a bump Perth->Syd @ ~200kph LOL, same bump that snapped an exhaust weld from memory!)

Hopefully I can get that shit sorted, pretty sure I'll be much happier with life with that list of really annoying little niggles removed from circulation in the back of my brain.


/csb

[304runner]

I chose not to think about the stuff thats wrong with my cars..

If I thought about it to much and set out to replace everything that was rooted then id sooner be better off getting a brand new car...

[padrickz88]

I made a list ages ago of everything wrong with my car, then decided when I have the money ill buy a newer car, then throw the vn in the garage and fix the problems but for now, aslong as it runs and isnt a death trap im happy ahhaa