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tonycarreon · 07-24-2013, 05:17 AM

*knock on wood* so far, the car has 105k miles and is 12 years old.

it has never actually left me stranded on the side of the road. it's always made it "somewhere" that i can repair or replace a broken part. most were at home.

the alternator failed on the way from nowhere texas to nothing texas on the highway, but the car kept going to a small town with a parts store. the water pump started failing in nebraska, but made it to denver without a complete failure. ignition switch had issues for a while before i finally replaced it. those were the closest to stranded. cracked coolant tank was replaced at home.

07-24-2013, 05:17 AM	#21
tonycarreon Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 1,396	knock on wood so far, the car has 105k miles and is 12 years old. it has never actually left me stranded on the side of the road. it's always made it "somewhere" that i can repair or replace a broken part. most were at home. the alternator failed on the way from nowhere texas to nothing texas on the highway, but the car kept going to a small town with a parts store. the water pump started failing in nebraska, but made it to denver without a complete failure. ignition switch had issues for a while before i finally replaced it. those were the closest to stranded. cracked coolant tank was replaced at home. __________________ "Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... that's what gets you." Last edited by tonycarreon; 07-24-2013 at 05:20 AM.