A day of two halves - that’s for sure.
Wife drove my sons new Miata to work, so he could ride in it and show his friends.
I said a happy goodbye to the cockroach (after putting almost 1100 miles on it this past week) and picked up my Jeep.
Fantastic place to be, looking through the letterbox windscreen and the feeling of really having to drive.
A modern day series Land Rover.
Sons track meet was canceled, so after work I went to his school to pick him up… only the Jeep played up again. Same issue as last time. Issue with the transfer case. Modern day series Land Rover…
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So I pick the little ‘un up and drove in the wrong direction for home, to take the Jeep back. Tried to keep my cool, but at one point had to pause so I didn’t go ‘full Anglo Saxon’. It’s not the stealerships fault.
As I put a lot of miles on cars, this time they gave me a Jeep clown car. Complete with company ’courtesy car’ script down the side, making it look like I’m some tosser who has totaled his car.
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Got home late and urgently started making supper for the family. The boy disappearing to the skatepark, when I get a call from the wife. The Miata won’t start…
Long story short, there is some electrical issue I need to sort, but the Clown car had enough energy in its electrics to jump the Mazda into starting. Mrs isn’t impressed.
I followed her most of the way home, but ended up in front due to traffic as we came off the freeway. As we pulled onto the slip road, the truck in front (about 50’ or so away) threw up a stone at the loaner car and has made a chip in the very middle of the drivers side viewing area of the windscreen.
Almost 3 hrs of driving today plus work, plus fannying around with cars and still have a windscreen and a Miata electrical system to get fixed (for my troubles). ARSE
