>>29012316
You couldn't just walk to a parts store and change it yourself for $150? Also starters rarely just fail out of the blue. That's on you for not knowing it's about to fail and going on a long road trip.

>>29012362
I didn't realize this was plebbit lmao, already one smartass response
>$150
No. it's a le modern car so it requires a lift and to remove the cat to get to the starter from underneath. this is a notoriously difficult to access starter. If it takes a mechanic 6 hours then what would it take (You).
> Also starters rarely just fail out of the blue
Yes it failed twice while getting there but was eventually able to get started after multiple attempts. What are you supposed to do besides hope that it just lasts the whole trip..?
> That's on you
The only thing that's on me is buying an ICEV when i could have bought an EV

should have bought a kia

>>29012316
i melted my left nipple off opening the radiator too soon nursing and limping the car to a service station from the middle of nowhere

>>29012316
I owned a Subaru

>>29012375
What kind of fucking shitbox did you buy? Why don't you just buy good ICE vehicles?

>>29012316
Should've bonked it with a hammer.

>>29012580
You physically can't reach it without removing the headers and cat lel

>>29012362
>Also starters rarely just fail out of the blue.
youd be suprised asshole

>>29012602
No I wouldn't wrenchlet. You'll hear them start to struggle or the bendix will start to fuck up. You probably didn't hear that because you have those goypods in your ears 24/7.

I did an 800 mile road trip on a car with a bad timing tensioner. I lost a lot of hair then.

>>29012605
Schizo mexican

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>rent cabin in the Appalachian foothills in January
>last night there, driving back up the hill to the cabin, car gets stuck on the hill due to an ice storm, won't go any further
>cook the clutch extra well done trying to get it unstuck, somehow manage to drive 3 hours home and have the clutch completely fail on my way to work
next year, new car, definitely has better clutch/tires
>rent same cabin again
>last night there, try to drive up the hill to the cabin after being snowed in for 3 days
>get stuck again
>don't fry the clutch this time, immediately give up and reverse back down the hill
>do almost reverse off the side of the hill into a creek because nighttime, no backup camera, and tinted windows
>spend 30 minutes digging car out of the snow while hoping it doesn't roll backwards
>still can't see shit, end up overcorrecting and almost reverse off the other side of the hill
>spend another 30 minutes digging out again, breaking a snow shovel in the process and having to resort to my e-tool
Can't wait to go back next year!

>>29012647
At least do it in the morning lol
>>29012632
How does the car even drive with a bad timing tensioner?
Did you ever consider giving up, calling a tow to a shop, booking flight tickets, and all that?

>>29012682
Its a pretty steep hill, the car did shift at one point while I was digging it out. The road also splits at that point, so I was blocking the road to another cabin on the property. At least they didn't charge me for the broken snow shovel.

>>29012647
what tires?
this winter was pretty gnarly


I was in deep appalachia in late feb and they said there was no in or out for a week or more in jan from all the ice

>>29012582
what car?

>>29012734
>>29012393
6th gen Camaro SS

>>29012723
this owner must love having suckers rent his cabin in winter and get stuck and still have to pay
he should be helping you put on chains at the bottom of the hill esp. if you are a repeat customer
chains could have avoided these situations, to be fair i'm not mechanically inclined and have never used them myself, but you definitely need them for sheet ice.

>>29012731
I don't remember, just had them put on in October, they still had any of tread. I'll check what I've got tomorrow, they're some basic bitch chinky all seasons. They do fine in Cleveland winters, but it's mostly flat there. A foot of snow in the mountains was just too much.

If I was in the middle of nowhere doing mechanic work I'd throw out insane quotes like 12 hours $2000 to change your starter or free if you let me fuck your ass raw just so I could mess with yuppies like OP

>>29012731
Forgot to add, the storm was so bad (that big one at the end of January) that I had to get to the cabin a day early to beat it. All the roads down there were closed for 2 days. Had to shove a foot of snow out of my driveway before I could even unpack once I got home.

>>29012743
I used to live in Southern Ohio, they really don't get snow like that hardly ever. I could have parked at the bottom and walked up, wasn't that far, I just wanted to park closer and almost paid dearly for it.

>>29012316
cylinder head popped a core plug when my mate stomped on the throttle. babied it back to his house and took the head off. it had a crack at the exhaust valve >>28995859

>>29012316
Another reason to drive a manual, not that I needed one.

>>29012737
That's a pretty bad roadtrip car. If you had a Silverado you could have changed it yourself in the parking lot.

>>29012755
all terrains do well in deep snow, but not on black ice

>>29012764
was this hocking hills by any chance?

> I could have parked at the bottom and walked up, wasn't that far
its truly annoying how with many rental cabins they do not make clear in the listing how far it is from parking to cabin or if there's a slope I've had a couple surprise steep slope cabins.

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>>29012316
>be me
>pulling a horse trailer in Houston
>electrical starts dying
>10V and draining
>it's running of trailer battery
>stop at walmart, it's 7pm
>buy new battery, they have no alternators
>uber to autozone
>oh anon we have one Mexican special, that will only cost you as much as OEM
>uber back to truck with my new alternator
>storm I was trying to beat catches up to me
>kinda comfy, and warm, gods golden shower
>take out old alternator
>plastic connector disintegrates in my hand
>new alternator doesn't fit, hanger is too wide
>go to walmart, buy a file and some plumbers putty
>start filing the alternator hanger
>e-class with full basketball tint approaches
>dorky zoomer nignog opens window and starts asking me if I live in the horse trailer
>I am still filing the alternator
>he leaves, alternator fits now
>assemble wires from old connector into plumbers putty
>mfw truck starts
>mfw 14V
>mfw it's still charging even with trailer hooked up
>go back to walmart and have celebratory shitty pizza slice for dinner

>1986 300zx
>Noticable but not loud grindy weird noise up front for a while
>One day coming off the freeway the fr wheel bearing just up and sudoku'd
>If it happened literally 30 seconds prior I would have been going 85 rather than 35 and absolutely would have ate shit
>Was able to limp it home not too far away

>2004 f150
>Driving when I am reasonably sure the head gasket is failing (losing coolant but not mixing with oil)
>One day truck suddenly starts running like absolutely shit on the freeway
>Make it to my exit and pull off
>Truck shuts off
>Uh oh
>Keep bumping the starter but the engine locks up
>Eventually get lucky and it turns over
>Have to manually high idle to keep it from stalling
>Finally get home
>Long story short my passenger head got eroded through a combustion chamber into a water passage so I had to grab a new one from the junkyard
>Big hassle but whatever, ran fine for nearly a decade afterwards

>Same 2004 f150
>Driving on interstate
>Hit a small piece of debris
>Tire suddenly pops and gets shredded to ribbons
>Fucking 3 year old tires with less than 50k at the time
>Have to put on my spare
>My factory original spare
>From 2004
>In 2024
>Dry rotted to hell and back
>Oh boy
>Didn't do a mile over 55 all the way to the tire shop
>Somehow the little fucker made it
>Considered keeping it for the lulz but decided to replace it with a cheapo anyway, don't want to test my luck twice

>2014 genesis coupe
>Long story short we were drinking and I was just below buzzed
>I was fucking around with friends doing doughnuts and "burnouts" in the middle of winter
>Ended up putting the car in a ditch trying to burn out all the way into 4th on an icy road because I'm dumb
>Oh fuck
>On base too (friends were army) and if an mp decided to come by we would all automatically get fucked from ditching the car alone, even if somehow we all didn't blow hot
>Ooooohhhhh fuck
>Call other army friends that we need a rescue NOW
>They lived close by and shot over
>Hooked up the car and yanked it out, then everyone scattered before the cops could possibly come by
>Whole ordeal from getting ditched to driving off was exactly 7 minutes 40 seconds
>Thank you for your service
>Also I don't drink in the slightest before driving anymore, even 1 beer

>2013 Camaro
>Just got the car (used)
>Engaging in spirited driving on the freeway
>Hear a "ffffffffffffwwwump" noise
>That's a new one
>Suddenly the charging light came on
>What the fuck, did the alternator just shit the bed
>After a bit more the temperature started to climb
>Wtfffff
>Pulled off the freeway and investigated
>Turns out the serpentine belt split between all of the micro vees with most of it disappearing but some wrapping around the crank pulley
>Cooooooool
>Pulled the spaghetti off of the crank so it didn't eat the seal and limped to the parts store
>Had to stop several times to let it cool so it took like 40 minutes to go 6 miles
>Slapped a new belt on, good as new
>The ac has its own belt and the power steering is electric, which probably is why a failed belt didn't occur to me in the moment since both still worked when in most other cars everything would all fail simultaneously

>>29012316
>Dump ocean spray juice bottle full of my piss into neighbors gas tank
>Next morning
>He says he cant give me ride to bar becauae car broke
Asshole, it really sucked

>>29012803
It was Hocking Hills. This cabin actually does do a good job with those details, they specifically told me to bring a 4WD vehicle if I could due to the snowstorm.

>>29012824
Oh yeah I’ve had the old “accessory v belt” snap on me at speed. Driving a Suburban without power steering is something..

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>>29012605
Oh my fucking god this board of insecure faggots despite being anonymous.

Just accept youre wrong or dont reply. You haven't seen everything have you you dumb 20 year old queer?

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>>29012737
How in the mother of fuck is the starter bad already, then?
#quality

>>29013260
>made in china
>assembled by drunk hispanics, and meth heads

I'll admit I fucked a horrendously fat bitch once. Felt bad about myself for a bit of time after.

>>29013135
Are you the richfag that rented a "book hooking" cabin the ones right off the main road that ash cave is on? I saw some of those and thought jesus how would I even get there in the rain or in winter.

I got scammoo'd in Hocking with a cabin that had a noisy old fridge that froze all my food and tap water that couldn't be drunk (of course was not told about this in advance)

>they specifically told me to bring a 4WD vehicle if I could due to the snowstorm.
eh they should have dropped cinders or helped with chains given that this became one of the experience you mentioned as WORST of all time

>>29012388
wife had a 2012 CVT outback when we met in 2019 that she was paying 600 a month on because of her shitty credit and because she didn't know how to deal with car salesmen. she was completely upside down on the loan, and everything on that hunk of shit broke between 60 and 80k miles, not to mention the struts and timing belt needing to be replaced not long after. you also have to pull apart the wheel well to get to the headlight bulbs, and pull the bumper off to replace the headlight assembly. post-CVT subarus are all hunks of shit, i still get mad when i see that stupid logo now.

>>29012362
>just change a starter in a hotel parking lot bro

>>29012682
I think the tension was held with oil pressure which would still hold tension but was very weak and would make a quick couple of knocking sounds when the rpm went up. Months later it eventually jumped timing on the last stretch and I was able to floor it home because it was a non interference engine.

I broke a distributor pin at 100mph on my way home from work and I thought I sent a rod out the block or broke the camshaft.
it was one of my lowest points.
followed by we're so back when I realized it didnt break anything.

>>29013446
this is pretty easy for most people with a ratchet set and maybe a trunk scissor jack.
even if you don't have that shit it's not impossible to bum a ride to a parts store and retreive the shit.

>>29013588
Never get under a car with the OEM jack. They are only the bare minimum to take a wheel off from beside the car.
Not arguing with you or anything I just think lurkers should know.

>>29013260
Because it was built by General Mexicans
The starter being located near the headers makes heat soak a huge problem for this model, especially the V8s... After a long drive, starting it up again causes it to struggle and crank slowly.
I assume all those slow cranks over the years finally led to the starter burning up and failing altogether.

>>29013243
Shhhh let it it all out, it'll be okay. Hopefully they at least gave you a tube of complimentary lube before fucking you over a barrel. Maybe you'll learn to wrench or drive better vehicles after this.
>>29013446
Yes? It's about a 30 minute job on my truck and I can do it on the ground. But driving a truck is stupid, right?

>>29012316
>alternator siezed up bad 9 miles from home
>cut belt
>also disabled water pump
>drove it in short bursts home, took an hour, barely made it on the battery only.

>drive shaft falls off
>replace ujoint on the side of the road with rental tools from napa

>slave fails
>replace on the side of the road, no need for a jack, its accessible through the wheelwell

>ran out of gas 1 mile from work
>use starter and 2nd gear to get myself to work, call aaa to come bring me more gas. made sure he brought premium

>another time alternator went bad
>took it off the car with minimal tools, brought it to my desk at work, fixed stuck brushes

>oil line burst, I turned off the engine but the damage was done.
>added oil, and drove with rod knock
>bought a longblock from the junkyard for $250 (50% off on wed)
>swapped it the next day

I love 80's shitboxes. so fucking easy to work on.

>>29013439
kek lmao

>>29013354
No, this is a cabin I've rented each year for several years, really well maintained with nice amenities and owners that really give a shit. On the cheaper end too. One year they upgraded me to a larger cabin for free because the hot tub in the one I had booked wasn't working. They had been plowing the road each day as best they could and were fantastic at communicating with me when it became obvious I was going to need to come down an entire day early to beat the storm. I've been fortunate in my life that something this minor was the worst I've experienced and plan to go back.

>>29012385
I've imagined this several times. Yes, what you did was stupid, you know that. But that actually sounds like a traumatic experience. I'd be flipping out, crying, and screaming. Good for you, seriously.

>>29014017
all the cabins ive had in hocking so far are pretty indifferent owners
:(
and I wouldn't be open to a steep driveway to avoid that either
:(

Did you even do any hiking or just sit in the cabin?

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>>29014021
I've hiked a bit around the property the cabin is on, but I've actually never been to the state park itself, not in winter at least. I usually just hunker down for a few days with a bunch of booze and bring some guitars with me. Here's a pic from this year's trip.

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>>29012316
>Jun 2019
>go to vatozone for my $200 overpriced battery
>ask about 51R batt
>they give me a 51 group batt
>wanna install this bastard myself
>grab the 10 mili, put on the positive
>put on the negative
>sparks
>headlights on, cooling fans spinning
>turns off
>blew the fucking car up
I ended up getting away with a $53 fix for the 100A fuse because Hondas are based like that, but I had to get the car towed, this is how it is when you're young and retarded with cars.

>>29014025
I hope to come back in winter when it's less crowded and hike more of the trails but ideally when it isn't too snowy or icy.

>>29014041
They usually don't get much snow there, I've just had some terrible luck the last two years. Where are you from?

>>29014047
maryland

>>29014096
Now, I was born at Walter Reed, the president's hospital.
But I wouldn't go back to Maryland or Virginia in a million years. It's just feds, everywhere. They think modifying your car is worthy of jail time but not so for pedophiles. Fuck that part of the country. I will never go there again.

>>29014096
My condolences. I was born and raised in NE Ohio and have spent most of my life here. I'm used to snow, just not that far south in this state. Do they even get snow in maryland? My job in Cleveland completely shut down a few days this year it was so bad.

>>29014104
Western Maryland is snowy as heck in the winter esp up near frostburg, over east in the tidewater not so much
one year we got 30 inches but it melted fast
one year we got 60 in multiple storms and it killed a lot of trees, that was the worst winter
usually we get 3-6 inches or just none at all anymore last winter was a freak wanna say got maybe a foot

>>29014101
Well, I dont defend it but there are cool little things like a nice gift shop (gifts inn) in boonsboro MD near Antietam and a nice (small) cave nearby called Crystal Grottoes with a slightly chuddy staff as I recall and harper's ferry is a classic tourist trap for a reason but I don't really like the big cities
dc is a military base
baltimore is a warning against civil rights

>>29014104
I'm hoping to visit cuyahoga np if its worth it
>my job in cleveland
:(
cincinnati seems the least dreary city in Ohio, I haven't been to Cleveland in years, was there 20 years ago, seemed a bit less broken than detroit

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>>29014108
>dc is a military base
Yeah, my mom worked in the pentagon when I was born ('80s). I've lived on military bases 2/3rds of my life, I'm tired of it. I can't even join the military due to medical. I have nothing outside of the military, I'm dead in the water. I really don't like this, I wanted to live a normal life.

>>29014109
it's unfortunate how militarized america is and I think it reflects in the casual hostility and obsession with rule enforcement you get everywhere

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>>29014111
It's absurd. Both my mom and dad were military colonels (one under general). I have lived my whole life in the military, went their schools, had to get M4s pointed at me to go home as a kid as they searched my parents' car.
I'm tired of it. I want peace.

>>29013939
Mexican schizo

>>29014101
Yes having a too loud exhaust equals tickets as soon as you step out of the house
>>29014109
There is a waiver for everything

>>29014115
its funny you can drive to really remote parts of the us and there will be random fenced off military installations out of nowhere, I didn't realize fort knox is part of a larger base, it's not just a vault, america is world police and you have to accept that, but I am a pacifist and I hate how everything in America is about rules and standards and obeying and it's exhausting and unfriendly.

I hope you find a path outside the military. Maybe something creative. I've seen people get mentally destroyed by the military.

>>29014124
Yeah fuck that place. My parents decided to retire in Alabama (which is largely military) and I don't have to deal with that shit. Fun fact, I shook hands with Afghan president Kharzai on the ramp of a US military base. Can run catless, there aren't emissions checks here. But weed and CBD are felonies? That's a problem.

>>29014131
>I hope you find a path outside the military. Maybe something creative. I've seen people get mentally destroyed by the military.
I... have been in the latter group. After some 2014 Obama era law you can't even work software for any civilian company that has federal contracts without a secret clearance. I was a senior in software engineering when that passed. You have to not have done weed in 3 years to get any clearance, but rapists, traitors, and thieves can get hired any day.

>>29014138
>You have to not have done weed in 3 years to get any clearance,
um wat they can't test for that weed tests maybe go back a month unless they are doing hair testing
also just encourages alcoholism

government and military are not my favorite aspects of america it seems like regimentation and wasting money are the point

I called the DEA once to tell them I smoke weed and to ask why they don't arrest me for that and they told me not to call again.

>>29014108
Cleveland is fine these day, my job is ~20 minutes out in the suburbs, it's just easier to say Cleveland in a space like this. Cuyahoga Valley NP is so goddamn beautiful that it feels like some sort of cosmic fuckup that it's actually in Ohio.

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>>29014158
>um wat they can't test for that weed tests maybe go back a month unless they are doing hair testing
I've failed over 100 days from urine tests. That's over 3 months.
I wouldn't lie to the feds. I'd rather neet it up or work retail than work for the gov't knowing that they could dig up evidence of me lying at any time. They probably don't care, but I can't handle that kind of mental worry every day. Not worth it to me.

>>29012316
Not terrible in comparison to other but. Driving on a busy 4 lane highway at night in my Avalon with 4 people. Highway has no overhead lights. All of the sudden, my battery fails and I lose all electricity completely. No lights outside or inside my vehicle. Headlights gone, and I assume tail/brake lights as well of course. Inside lights completely out. No gauges. Literally zero visibility except what other car's headlights can see. Engine running fine though. I managed to carefully and calmly pull off onto the next exit and into an O'Reilly's that happened to be open. Replaced the alternator and battery right there in the parking lot. Took about 4 hours, and we were on our way. Thankfully I am not a wrenchlet and also kept a full set of Metric wrenches and sockets in my trunk because I use all my SAE at work.