Yeah, it’s common now, it wasn’t when mine was done. Since the pump is driven by the timing belt, when the pump leaks it destroys the belt and tensioner pulley at the same time.

What? You mean the water pump on my 2015 TDi Sportwagen was supposed to last more than 5,200 miles? (Side note, it took the dealer 2 weeks to fix it because there were no water pumps in stock anywhere in the country... apparently I was the first to have it fail in late 2015).

Fun fact: When GM decided to import this car to the US they changed the entire layout of the interior to make it left-hand drive.... except the radio, that’s why the volume knob is on the wrong side.

My very first car: 1987 VW Jetta with 88k miles that I purchased in 1996 for $400 (it was white, with a gold hood, no grille, a giant dent in the back fender, and one door where the pin stripe didn’t line up at all). Another $600 in repairs to make it road-worthy and off I went. After a short time I noticed every time…

What kind of terrible corporate overlords do you work for?

So someone took a 27 year old 153K mile car, did some routine maintenance, replace some broken parts, and now thinks it’s worth $12K? Is weed legal in Wisconsin? They must have some good stuff up there.

I wasn’t aware that Triumph made a TR after the 7. But for $13K I imagine that’s a little too much green for this green roadster.

Had to do some Googling for this: Henry Ford was the son of Belgium immigrants so technically it would be named “Ford deFord”.

“911, what’s your emergency?”

The only picture of the gauges has been removed from the ad, and even then it was shown with the car not running. I would imagine a pic of the gauges with the car running and the ad stating “CHEAP MONEY!!SOLD AS IS” it’s probably lit up like a Christmas tree.

How to never again lose your car in the parking lot:

When I was driving 30,000 miles a year for work I learned where every clean bathroom was on my frequently traveled routes. Walmart usually has some pretty acceptable bathrooms.

Indianapolis: Where a 2 foot drop is a “cliff”.

What kind of company still issues 600 paper paychecks? Haven’t they ever heard of direct deposit?

This is 1991 1Le that is 1 of 478 combined auto & manual trans, 1 of 303 5 speeds and 1 of 1 with a 5 speed along with black and tan leather which means it is has a very nice future. You will not find another 1le like this one. 

The Rosetta Stone sale is good for all languages, not just Latin American Spanish.

The Rosetta Stone sale is good for all languages, not just Latin American Spanish.

Don’t... Weights are heavy and working out means you’re working.

I had a co-worker a few years ago tell me he couldn’t loosen a bolt because his ratchet only tightened bolts... I looked at him and walked away without saying a word.

From the top, yes. This is what life in the Chicago suburbs does to an old car: