Monday
*exhale*
Today saw some really huge downpour all over town... twice. First was while was taking a bus to Suntec, got stuck at a bus stop for a while. The next one was while coming home, and one was real major... freaking huge! But... to me it was kinda cool. Yeah heavy rains does bring out a lot of inconveniences, however i feel that such rain calms me down somehow. The sound of rain droplets falling from the sky and hitting whatever on their way down just deafens any negative thoughts inside me. Weird huh? And the sight of the mistified and fogged surroundings gives me the sensation of calmness, you can't really see clearly what's far out ahead and the soft and blurred images... yeah all rubbish to you, but means something to me.
Ah yes, about the VW Caddy... it's finally running again! yep, yesterday my bro to try and jump start the car using his fren's car.... at first it didn't really work. the electrics were working, but when it came to cranking up the engine, the start just barely moved. even when the battery was connected to the other car's battery all the while, the starter refused to moved than just a tiny bit. We thought that it could be the starter that's having the problem, then that would require a tow truck which $$$ urgh.... but we decided to try the change the battery first, it could be faulty. SO we drove to Autobacs, a huge automotive and accessories store and got hold of a car battery... costing a cool $100. like omg... then drove back to the Caddy and changed the batteries... and voila! IT WORKED!
Next step... since the battery's changed, might as well get the engine oil changed as well. Also the air filter... and along the way, get the loose timing belt checked as it was unusually loose. SO... brought the car back to the shop and took up an oil change package... another $90 plus a dignosis(?) on the engine and vital parts around the car too. about half hour later, this is the report:
Brake pads are left with half it's original size
filter's is in need of a change (duh)
tension pulley rusting (urgh)
starter motor is loose from it's mounting, with 2 mounting bolts missing(?!)
my bro and i were surprised when the mechanic started to move the starter motor back and forth and then showing us the missing mounting bolts. we were like "HUh?!" then my bro recalled having the timing belt changed before.... but that was 3 years ago. perhaps the last mechanic who did the job forgot the screw on the final 2 bolts in place. wtf. and came to think of it, no wonder that starter motor seems to be viberating quite a bit. Just that... never noticed that it was actually loose from it's mounting.... and because of that... it was actually unsafe to drive the car like that.
my bro and i have been driving that car for like nearly 3 years... with that loose thingy. like omg.
So, that left us with no choice but to leave the car there at the workshop and have the car fixed... meanwhile my bro gave me $250 in case when the car's ready, i will be the one collecting the vehicle and settling the service charged.
And this just in...... the total bill amounted to $838.
*faint*
my bro asked me to ask to borrow from mum $ to settle the bill first... but i know that she's already having a hard time with $, obviously that was a big problem. then later my bro smsed me saying that he can onyl settle half the amount... if not don't collect the car. I was like... "huh.... sigh"
that was about half hour ago... and i'm still feeling ... sucky about it. it always have to be the $ problem. I'm sure you ppl would agree that without $, you're almost hopeless to survive in this country. $800 to change the timing belt system?! sounds like a bloody rip off.... i've heard about mehanics here who are very unscupulous(?) and dishonest most of the time when comes to telling customers the problems with their vehicles. over-quoting repair or replacement parts costs and doing shoddy work... god, why of all things i have to have automobiles my passion... sigh
*grabs a bottle of Finlandia Vodka and a shot glass and shuffles to the living room...*
Today saw some really huge downpour all over town... twice. First was while was taking a bus to Suntec, got stuck at a bus stop for a while. The next one was while coming home, and one was real major... freaking huge! But... to me it was kinda cool. Yeah heavy rains does bring out a lot of inconveniences, however i feel that such rain calms me down somehow. The sound of rain droplets falling from the sky and hitting whatever on their way down just deafens any negative thoughts inside me. Weird huh? And the sight of the mistified and fogged surroundings gives me the sensation of calmness, you can't really see clearly what's far out ahead and the soft and blurred images... yeah all rubbish to you, but means something to me.
Ah yes, about the VW Caddy... it's finally running again! yep, yesterday my bro to try and jump start the car using his fren's car.... at first it didn't really work. the electrics were working, but when it came to cranking up the engine, the start just barely moved. even when the battery was connected to the other car's battery all the while, the starter refused to moved than just a tiny bit. We thought that it could be the starter that's having the problem, then that would require a tow truck which $$$ urgh.... but we decided to try the change the battery first, it could be faulty. SO we drove to Autobacs, a huge automotive and accessories store and got hold of a car battery... costing a cool $100. like omg... then drove back to the Caddy and changed the batteries... and voila! IT WORKED!
Next step... since the battery's changed, might as well get the engine oil changed as well. Also the air filter... and along the way, get the loose timing belt checked as it was unusually loose. SO... brought the car back to the shop and took up an oil change package... another $90 plus a dignosis(?) on the engine and vital parts around the car too. about half hour later, this is the report:
Brake pads are left with half it's original size
filter's is in need of a change (duh)
tension pulley rusting (urgh)
starter motor is loose from it's mounting, with 2 mounting bolts missing(?!)
my bro and i were surprised when the mechanic started to move the starter motor back and forth and then showing us the missing mounting bolts. we were like "HUh?!" then my bro recalled having the timing belt changed before.... but that was 3 years ago. perhaps the last mechanic who did the job forgot the screw on the final 2 bolts in place. wtf. and came to think of it, no wonder that starter motor seems to be viberating quite a bit. Just that... never noticed that it was actually loose from it's mounting.... and because of that... it was actually unsafe to drive the car like that.
my bro and i have been driving that car for like nearly 3 years... with that loose thingy. like omg.
So, that left us with no choice but to leave the car there at the workshop and have the car fixed... meanwhile my bro gave me $250 in case when the car's ready, i will be the one collecting the vehicle and settling the service charged.
And this just in...... the total bill amounted to $838.
*faint*
my bro asked me to ask to borrow from mum $ to settle the bill first... but i know that she's already having a hard time with $, obviously that was a big problem. then later my bro smsed me saying that he can onyl settle half the amount... if not don't collect the car. I was like... "huh.... sigh"
that was about half hour ago... and i'm still feeling ... sucky about it. it always have to be the $ problem. I'm sure you ppl would agree that without $, you're almost hopeless to survive in this country. $800 to change the timing belt system?! sounds like a bloody rip off.... i've heard about mehanics here who are very unscupulous(?) and dishonest most of the time when comes to telling customers the problems with their vehicles. over-quoting repair or replacement parts costs and doing shoddy work... god, why of all things i have to have automobiles my passion... sigh
*grabs a bottle of Finlandia Vodka and a shot glass and shuffles to the living room...*
posted by Tommy at 11:44 PM
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