{"id":2665,"date":"2008-04-24T18:03:56","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T18:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog2\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2008-04-24T18:03:56","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T18:03:56","slug":"she_should_have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/she_should_have\/","title":{"rendered":"she should have been yellow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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since buying my 1991 Volkswagen Golf, i believe it’s been in the shop, on average, every six or seven weeks. let’s run down the list of things which have required service\/repair\/replacement since i bought it in August:
\n– pre-purchase inspection (duh)
\n– post-purchase major tune-up (including new front brakes)
\n– front passenger window stopped working (needs new regulator – to be replaced next month, finally)
\n– rear passenger window replacement (remember when it exploded at the car wash?)
\n– noxious fumes entering cabin (oil cap was left off after oil change, but i thought it was the exhaust system)
\n– scary moaning noises when running fan and windshield wipers on high during major downpours
\n– ran out of gas on way to work (yay for BCAA)
\n– windshield replacement
\n– engine vacuum — to address power problem
\n– leaky rear wheel cylinder replacement
\n– fuel filter replacement — to address power problem
\n– headlight bulb burned out
\n– coolant leak due to coolant hose rubbing through<\/em> spark plug wires — the cause of power problem, who knew?
\n– accelerator pedal started sticking when accelerating (throttle cable was rusted through)
\n– slow leak in rear tire (to be fixed next month)
\ndon’t get me wrong, i really like my new-to-me car. it’s definitely a step up from the Geo, but sweetness and light, i certainly hope i can get through the summer with only the most basic of routine service visits to my mechanic (although, i’m not hopeful as i think the master cylinder might be on its way out and it’s due for a new timing belt fairly soon). it’s getting to be a joke about how much time i’ve been spending there lately.
\nwell, either that or i need to dump Christopher for a VW specialist. just kidding, honey!
\np.s. there’s major construction going on at work and i think the constant vibrating of the building might just make me go insane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

since buying my 1991 Volkswagen Golf, i believe it’s been in the shop, on average, every six or seven weeks. let’s run down the list of things which have required service\/repair\/replacement since i bought it in August: – pre-purchase inspection (duh) – post-purchase major tune-up (including new front brakes) – front passenger window stopped working …<\/span> Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}