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Bodhi of Ankou
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Car broke down on the side of the road 2
#23356478 - 06/18/16 01:01 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Whats nice is almost every single person that passed by stopped to offer me help, and these were people from all walks of life, a Hindu, a group of Filipinos, a few white dudes and a couple farmers. The farmer was actually the first to offer me a hand. Classy motherfucker was even loaded with pop and chips and shit and let me munch while we waited, which was refreshing cause I always get high as fuck on the ride home. We had a real deep discussion about life and circumstance, then we delved into corruption and the racial divides around the reserve and how all these things play into eachother. It was one of the best conversations I've had all month and it was with a total stranger.
Thought Id try to balance out the vibe in the pub tonight, since most of ya'll are making me wanna doubt the good in people.
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#23356481 - 06/18/16 01:04 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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good to hear man.. some humanity still left.
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weirdguy32
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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356483 - 06/18/16 01:05 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Gorlax



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: weirdguy32]
#23356485 - 06/18/16 01:06 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I always think about doing this but then get turned off by the temps being 120F
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Gorlax]
#23356487 - 06/18/16 01:07 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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helping people on the side of the road in phoenix is brutal.. i know this first hand.
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Gorlax



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356503 - 06/18/16 01:16 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yah and you get to start to see them all breaking down too because of how overworked their cars become from the heat. Also tires blow out like crazy. Almost had one nail my brand new Jeep 2 days ago driving to work. Final destination shit.
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Gorlax]
#23356507 - 06/18/16 01:18 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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yeah, i used to work roadside assistance in phoenix while i was going to school.
good tires and a proper operating systems are must. and some people just dont care. just keep driving till the wheels fall off.
what kinda jeep you get?
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Bodhi of Ankou
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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Gorlax]
#23356512 - 06/18/16 01:20 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Whenever I talk to anyone from there, which has happened twice since Im canadian. They always describe it as hellishly hot. Like sinking into the asphalt and getting second degree burns from getting into your car hot. Why the fuck do you live there?
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#23356517 - 06/18/16 01:22 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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sometimes opportunity/affordability overcomes a nice place to live. in the states you pay for the weather.
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#23356608 - 06/18/16 02:20 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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what was wrong with your car?
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Bodhi of Ankou
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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356625 - 06/18/16 02:29 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Im thinking its the transmission but I dont jack about cars. It would softly kick changing gears for the longest time, and by softly I mean it was only noticable if you watched for it. Then it started losing power in first and second. Should've put it away and went and got it checked out then and there but I kept putting it off because it didnt seem major. Then as I was going to pass someone on the highway today it refused to hit 6th, gradually lost power and eventually stalled out. Odd smell was coming through the vents but no visible signs of smoke.
Whats the prognosis doc?
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#23356629 - 06/18/16 02:33 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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sounds like a scorched trans from this side. you have any warranties on it?
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Bodhi of Ankou
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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356634 - 06/18/16 02:37 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I did, but it ended a 1000km ago. Fuckers. I was looking at how much it'd cost just to get a salvage piece and Im only looking at 300-500. Dropping it in looks like it might take a bit of finesse from what Ive seen so far on youtube but it looks doable. Definitely dont have the funds to go about it any other way at the moment.
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#23356638 - 06/18/16 02:40 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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what kinda car??
if you have a transmission dipstick, pull it out and give it a smell.. if it is black and burnt smelled, you have your diagnosis.
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Bodhi of Ankou
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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356652 - 06/18/16 02:50 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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04 Mazda 6, with an automatic transmission and a v6 engine. The cars in the towing yard now since those shifty fucks removed there pos system and all I had on me was plastic. Dirty way to boost profits. Ill check it out in the morning.
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#23356665 - 06/18/16 02:56 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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you may be able to have the delear replace it.
based on if this bulletin was performed or not, this could def cause your issues.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B25LTCZZu_VuRUpxUDItcXJhNGc/edit?pref=2&pli=1
i mean, if you dont have a good relationship with the dealer, it may take a fight but you could get it as a goodwill claim if you play your cards right.
based on your mileages.
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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356694 - 06/18/16 03:25 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hey man. Good post. There are still a lot of great people out there.
My car broke down on the highway and i had 3 different vehicles stop to offer help. Once i realized i had no way to get home and wasnt able to tow the car, the 3rd person who stopped was so generous that he offerred us a ride home. I had to take him up on the offer because we were stranded. He was pretty religious from the things he discussed, but still a very nice and generous person.
Anytime i see someone pushing their car off a road, i always pull over and help.. No matter what im heading to do.
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Gorlax



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: rackem]
#23356702 - 06/18/16 03:31 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I got myself an 05 Jeep grand cherokee with 70k miles in mint condition. It's sucha nice ride. I couldn't believe how smooth it drove. Like a Cadillac I swear. Has all the gizmos and gadgets too.
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rackem



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Re: Car broke down on the side of the road [Re: Gorlax]
#23356704 - 06/18/16 03:33 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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05 has the v8 not the 4.0l correct?
yeah they are nice, i cant believe what they are asking for the 16's almost like they want to play in the land rover space.
cherokees are awesome man.. i have a 92 cherokee that i am currently building.
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