It's ALWAYS somethin'. If it ain't one thing, it's another...

[MorningGlow]

Take tonight, for example. My car door fell off. Plunk.

Downside: I got no ride tomorrow or the next day or till whenever it gets fixed; that means MG Jr. and I will be housebound and will start to go stir crazy on each other.

Upside: It held till I got home, and I didn't have Jr. in the car. Also it looks like a fairly inexpensive repair (metal fatigue of the hinge--it just rusted out). I just need to find a Jeep Wrangler hinge and pin ASAP.

Still...It's ALWAYS somethin'. If it ain't one thing, it's another...

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1. lol

I never had a door fall off, but I had one clamped shut with a vice grip.


no duct tape tho :)

[MorningGlow]

2. It's a trip, lemme tell ya

Had a bit of trouble with it earlier today, thought it was the latch stiffening up. Nope. Giant chunk of hinge fell off. Whaddya know.

No duct tape here either, but I do have a bungee cord holding the door closed (across the driver's seat to the oh-my-god bar on the passenger side) to make sure the dome light doesn't stay on and wear my battery down. To quote Caddyshack, "Oh gad, dat's all I need."

Wait a minnit...duct tape...hm....

[MorningGlow]

3. Even worse (sob)

Almost nobody cares! :cry:

(Okay yeah I'm feeling sorry for myself. I choose to wallow in my DU invisibility for a moment! :) )

[mikeytherat]

5. I care!

And, to add to your Caddyshack-ness, tell that damn door, "Oh, yeah? Yeah? Well, thanks for nuthin!"

mikey_the_rat

[MorningGlow]

6. Thank you, Mikey (snurfle)

I'm feeling better now. I do use your Caddyshack quote quite a lot as well! (I used to watch Changing Rooms on BBC America just to see Maggie again--gawrsh I don't even remember the actress' name. :eyes: )

[skygazer]

4. You might try a junkyard

I've found a lot of oddball parts like that at junkyards for very reasonable prices.

[MorningGlow]

7. I did try that this morning, thanks!

The local junkyard let me down, alas. Didn't have it. But it's still a fairly cheap part (under $100) and I'm used to paying hundreds upon hundreds for repairs to my beloved 7-year-old Wrangler. (Why? "Because it's paid for!" Better to have occasional repair costs than a monthly car payment.) So I just ordered a new one from the local Jeep dealer. Too bad, really. DH and I were hoping to find an old junked replacement part that would be some oddball color that would clash with my Jeep's color--then I'd know I REALLY have a tried-and-true paid-for well-worn vehicle.
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