This song was running through my mind as I read the comments. Thank you.

Been there, done that, got the road rash to prove it.

That sheet metal bracket it’s attached to isn’t kosher either.

I had the same problem as number 10, but it only occurred when I was in Charleston. 1967 Dodge Tradesman conversion van. Previous owner had put headers, highrise intake manifold, 4bbl, and a Mallory Dualpoint racing distributor in it. The humidity, when I parked overnight in Charleston, would short out the distributor…

A.K.A Twatwaffle.

I spent a number of weekends looking for reliable used cars for my two sons. Their price range was in the $3K range. I can’t tell you how many small lot dealers had POS cars they tried to sell us that didn’t have oil in them. NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK! Not just one or two but 5 different “dealers” did not even…

All the stars... all the stars...

The other point the finance officer made to me when I bought my third new car this year (long story, bad wrecks, not my fault) was you can always cancel the GAP at any point during your ownership of the vehicle.

Is it a stereotype if it’s true?

Because Darwin.

As an investment in my childrens future (and to protect my own tool investment) I bought my two boys their own tool boxes for Christmas, along with a basic assortment of wrenches and screwdrivers. This was around age 10 or 12. From that point on, they got a couple of inexpensive tools each year as stocking stuffers.…

Lucas, Prince of Darkness.

Cinder blocks in a pinch.

Jackstands

That’s a gremlin bell. It’s supposed to attract gremlins which are slowly driven insane by the bell, causing them to drop off on the road as you ride.

Or just one, Guy Martin.

That is enough to make a grown man cry.

A nut or bolt dropped into an intake manifold can ruin your day too.

KAZOOOOOS!

I’ve got a cousin who is such a militant atheist that I get far more spam from her, snidely touting the superiority of her (lack of) theological position than I ever did from any of my evangelical christian friends.