Dumb girl mistake...
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Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 9:46:07 AM
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AnnelieseMae
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From: Traverse City, Michigan...currently in Jerome, AZ!
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So I figured you guys were all do for a laugh this morning. Two days ago my "Service Engine Soon" light came on. I was bummed. Only having the car for a little over two weeks, I started to think about everything that could be wrong. I had someone look at it. They could not find anything so they suggested I take it to Auto Zone and get the code read. By now I am freaking out. As of now I have to change the rims and tires, as well as replace the front suspension and brake rotors at some point. Moolah that will take a while for me to save up for.
I managed to take some time off work and drive the 10 miles or so to Auto Zone and had to wait since it was a zoo. I managed after 20 minutes to get the attention of the manager.
He came out and plugged in the reader thing.
Auto Zone Manager: Uh oh
Annie: What? What''s wrong?
Auto Zone Manager: I think you need to take it to a dealer
Annie: What? Why? WHAT''S WRONG?!?!?
Auto Zone Manager: This looks out of my scope here. How far is the closest LR dealer?
Annie: I''d have to go to Scottsdale. What does it say? I knew this would happen. Just my luck I find the ONE truck I want, haven''t even had it a month, and now it craps out on me. This is BS!
Auto Zone Manager: Your gas cap is loose.
Annie: Wha? Gas cap?
Auto Zone Manager: Yep, gas cap. Make sure it clicks next time.
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 10:03:02 AM
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Disco Mike
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Sounds like you are doing just fine.
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 10:08:37 AM
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Spike555
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I feel for ya sister!!!
Three (3) clicks when you put the gas cap on. One, Two, Three. 1,2,3.
At least you had a guy looking at it who had a sense of humor.
That is a great story, made me giggle. Just remember that just because the CEL is on not everything is a emergancy.
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 10:48:28 AM
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NiteTrain
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dont feel bad I had almost the same thing happen when I first got my bmw. Except the autozone manager didn''t tell me what it was I went back home and looked up the code.
why do you need to replace the wheels and front suspension on a ''03 rover with 50K miles?
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 10:55:42 AM
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Different Drummer
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quote:
ORIGINAL: NiteTrain
...why do you need to replace the wheels and front suspension on a ''''03 rover with 50K miles?
Good question.
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 11:21:58 AM
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Disco2Guy
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Annie has 18" wheels and wants 16" (mine I hope). Not sure about the front suspension though.
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/7/2008 9:07:31 PM
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snowdude
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This seems to happen to everyone after they buy one, happend to me to, i needed to buy a new gas cap as it was "stripped"
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RE: Dumb girl mistake... - 9/8/2008 2:52:00 AM
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AK Rover
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That''s funny. I hate to admit that I would have done the same thing the manager did. Guess we have similar sick senses of humor.
Where is Jerome, AZ? I lived in Phoenix (actually Mesa) for a few months but never heard of Jerome. You should definitely take your Rover over Four Peaks. It''s a mountain just outside Phoenix. It has a good main road that most any vehicle can make it over and a lot of side trails if you feel adventurous. That was one of the routes we took going over to Roosevelt Lake to camp.
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