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DJ FC · 09-07-2011, 01:25 PM

Many people have found humor in my misery so I'll share it with Nubblies.

I have had the absolute worst luck with my Jeep since owning it.

I got a parking ticket on the first day I was driving it. Since then I've accumulated 5 more parking tickets: one of which despite the fact that I HAD paid for parking! My appeal was denied and I was still asked to pay the parking ticket.

I left my lights on one day while parked in a garage outside of work. Come back to the Jeep and the battery is dead. Nobody could jump it, not even the garage attendants. So I had to pay for an AA (the UK AAA equivalent) membership to have them come and start my car.

Got a new Sat Nav and media player installed but the GPS wasn't working. So I had to take it back into the garage to have the GPS fixed. When they fixed the GPS they broke the microphone so I'm supposed to take it back in to have them fix that... we'll see.

Came out to my Jeep one day to see my wind shield wiper twisted and all broken. Great. So I call the police who claim to have found the man responsible (he was found passed out on my Jeep at 3:30 am). He volunteered to pay for the repairs. The repair cost 300 pounds. I get the man's contact info: THE MAN LIVES 2 DOORS DOWN FROM ME. I call him several times and leave voicemails but he never replies. I haven't had the time to track him down in person. His name is Julian Lachla Juliua Maquieria Silvewood Cope (aparently).

So I take the Jeep in. Luckily for me the AC is also busted so I can have that fixed at the same time.

Jeep dealership holds the Jeep for a week and never fixes the AC. "They are still waiting for the parts."

Rioting in London.

A week after the riots (the night of the FF draft) some kids who had been getting away with it all week decided to break into my Jeep. I have money laying out, an expensive Sat Nav/Audio System, Golf Clubs, Tennis Racquets, etc, but all they take is my gym bag.

Take the Jeep back in, costs 500 GBP to fix. Once again they hold the Jeep for a week and then give it back to me without the AC fixed because the AC parts were shipped damaged. Now I have to wait for the new parts to come in.

Driving into work today and I found I accidentally left the sunroof open last time I drove it. Whole car swimming in water. Most things look ok, but now the GPS and Audio buttons dont work. I tried to play some music but the volume continuously increased until it was deafening. The only way I could stop it was to turn the car off and back on again.

I hope the buttons work once it dries out, if not I'm out a 2k GBP GPS/Music system (ouch).

Beebs · 09-07-2011, 02:04 PM

I could have told you this; in my experience, JEEPs have shitty build quality. Apparently they also attract evil motherfuckers.

DJ FC · 09-07-2011, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beebs

I could have told you this; in my experience, JEEPs have shitty build quality.

But I'm counting on this Daimler-Benz diesel to last forever!

Cocktooth · 09-07-2011, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ FC

Many people have found humor in my misery so I'll share it with Nubblies.

I have had the absolute worst luck with my Jeep since owning it.

I got a parking ticket on the first day I was driving it. Since then I've accumulated 5 more parking tickets: one of which despite the fact that I HAD paid for parking! My appeal was denied and I was still asked to pay the parking ticket.

I left my lights on one day while parked in a garage outside of work. Come back to the Jeep and the battery is dead. Nobody could jump it, not even the garage attendants. So I had to pay for an AA (the UK AAA equivalent) membership to have them come and start my car.

Driving into work today and I found I accidentally left the sunroof open last time I drove it. Whole car swimming in water. Most things look ok, but now the GPS and Audio buttons dont work. I tried to play some music but the volume continuously increased until it was deafening. The only way I could stop it was to turn the car off and back on again.

I hope the buttons work once it dries out, if not I'm out a 2k GBP GPS/Music system (ouch).

It appears half of the bad luck, is self inflicted!

Saint DH · 09-07-2011, 02:12 PM

It sounds like you should invest some money in a quality car-alarm system.

I mean, it just seems like most of your trouble comes from vandalism.

Mr. Blonde · 09-07-2011, 04:47 PM

I'm with DH on this one, but that shit really sucks dude. Don't they have security systems that page you these days?

When I had a Wrangler in AZ I had terrible luck with it as well. Things were constantly breaking and the transmission also went out. It got broken into twice for my MP3 player. Sucks.

Beebs · 09-07-2011, 04:51 PM

An alarm isn't really going to solve his problem, it just makes a noise that most people ignore. A vandal isn't sticking around at all, and a theif is out of there as soon as they can be.

Ugly Bastard · 09-07-2011, 06:37 PM

Cars are such huge pains in the ass. I'm looking forward to living a while without one in a city where you don't need one.

Mr. Blonde · 09-07-2011, 07:40 PM

^ Agreed, I'm pretty stressed I have to deal with all that shit again. DMV, insurance, repairs, gas...public transportation is a convenience I want to have again.

f3lix · 09-07-2011, 07:43 PM

I've owned two Chrysler cars and that number will never increase.

SinisterKid · 09-07-2011, 08:25 PM

Drive it into the Thames and get a RX350. Fuck the haters.

Saint DH · 09-07-2011, 08:30 PM

I've driven Chevys my whole driving life. I have nothing but good things to say about them. Each one went 150,000+ miles with another 100,000 easily in their lives. I'll probably never buy anything else (maybe Cadillac if I'm ever a baller).

f3lix · 09-07-2011, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Each one went 150,000+ miles with another 100,000 easily in their lives.

Completely baseless claim

Saint DH · 09-07-2011, 08:33 PM

Dealerships don't give you a $5k trade-in for a car with that many miles on it if it doesn't have that kind of life left.

f3lix · 09-07-2011, 08:39 PM

Go on...

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 09-07-2011, 09:03 PM

Reagan's Revenge. You should have left that sticker on.

Mr. Blonde · 09-07-2011, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Dealerships don't give you a $5k trade-in for a car with that many miles on it if it doesn't have that kind of life left.

Mr. Cocktooth, your expertise is requested.

Beebs · 09-07-2011, 09:25 PM

Nobody can realistically tell what is going to happen in 100,000 miles.

Mr. Blonde · 09-07-2011, 09:41 PM

But then how can you explain Dirty Harry's singular anecdotal experience?!?!? You can't!!!

Saint DH · 09-07-2011, 09:47 PM

The point I was trying to make is that the cars went 150,000 miles and still ran quite well. Maybe not 100,000 miles, maybe so, but they had a good bit of life left.

Beebs · 09-07-2011, 09:58 PM

Fair enough; the bus company had 2 GM station wagons, the full size rwd ones, one with 350,000ish miles, the other somewhat less. They did however need new transmissions.

Saint DH · 09-07-2011, 10:01 PM

The '95 Tahoe that I first drove did shit out on the transmission around 100,000 miles. The 01 Silverado had an Allison transmission which seemed to be a big improvement.

SinisterKid · 09-07-2011, 11:09 PM

Ballers drive Cadillacs?

DJ FC · 09-08-2011, 01:36 AM

Wait a second, I get parking tickets and vandalism and this makes you question the quality of the Jeep? That's one of the things I'm actually happy about: the Jeep is tip top. Sinister can testify.

DDTempest · 09-08-2011, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ FC

So I take the Jeep in. Luckily for me the AC is also busted so I can have that fixed at the same time.

...

Wait a second, I get parking tickets and vandalism and this makes you question the quality of the Jeep? That's one of the things I'm actually happy about: the Jeep is tip top. Sinister can testify.

No sir, its not.

09-07-2011, 01:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	FC's Jeep Troubles: Many people have found humor in my misery so I'll share it with Nubblies. I have had the absolute worst luck with my Jeep since owning it. I got a parking ticket on the first day I was driving it. Since then I've accumulated 5 more parking tickets: one of which despite the fact that I HAD paid for parking! My appeal was denied and I was still asked to pay the parking ticket. I left my lights on one day while parked in a garage outside of work. Come back to the Jeep and the battery is dead. Nobody could jump it, not even the garage attendants. So I had to pay for an AA (the UK AAA equivalent) membership to have them come and start my car. Got a new Sat Nav and media player installed but the GPS wasn't working. So I had to take it back into the garage to have the GPS fixed. When they fixed the GPS they broke the microphone so I'm supposed to take it back in to have them fix that... we'll see. Came out to my Jeep one day to see my wind shield wiper twisted and all broken. Great. So I call the police who claim to have found the man responsible (he was found passed out on my Jeep at 3:30 am). He volunteered to pay for the repairs. The repair cost 300 pounds. I get the man's contact info: THE MAN LIVES 2 DOORS DOWN FROM ME. I call him several times and leave voicemails but he never replies. I haven't had the time to track him down in person. His name is Julian Lachla Juliua Maquieria Silvewood Cope (aparently). So I take the Jeep in. Luckily for me the AC is also busted so I can have that fixed at the same time. Jeep dealership holds the Jeep for a week and never fixes the AC. "They are still waiting for the parts." Rioting in London. A week after the riots (the night of the FF draft) some kids who had been getting away with it all week decided to break into my Jeep. I have money laying out, an expensive Sat Nav/Audio System, Golf Clubs, Tennis Racquets, etc, but all they take is my gym bag. Take the Jeep back in, costs 500 GBP to fix. Once again they hold the Jeep for a week and then give it back to me without the AC fixed because the AC parts were shipped damaged. Now I have to wait for the new parts to come in. Driving into work today and I found I accidentally left the sunroof open last time I drove it. Whole car swimming in water. Most things look ok, but now the GPS and Audio buttons dont work. I tried to play some music but the volume continuously increased until it was deafening. The only way I could stop it was to turn the car off and back on again. I hope the buttons work once it dries out, if not I'm out a 2k GBP GPS/Music system (ouch).
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

09-07-2011, 09:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	Reagan's Revenge. You should have left that sticker on.
	#YOLO

09-08-2011, 01:36 AM	#24 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	Wait a second, I get parking tickets and vandalism and this makes you question the quality of the Jeep? That's one of the things I'm actually happy about: the Jeep is tip top. Sinister can testify.
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

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09-07-2011, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	I could have told you this; in my experience, JEEPs have shitty build quality. Apparently they also attract evil motherfuckers.

09-07-2011, 02:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	It sounds like you should invest some money in a quality car-alarm system. I mean, it just seems like most of your trouble comes from vandalism.

09-07-2011, 04:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	I'm with DH on this one, but that shit really sucks dude. Don't they have security systems that page you these days? When I had a Wrangler in AZ I had terrible luck with it as well. Things were constantly breaking and the transmission also went out. It got broken into twice for my MP3 player. Sucks.

09-07-2011, 04:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	An alarm isn't really going to solve his problem, it just makes a noise that most people ignore. A vandal isn't sticking around at all, and a theif is out of there as soon as they can be.

09-07-2011, 06:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Cars are such huge pains in the ass. I'm looking forward to living a while without one in a city where you don't need one.

09-07-2011, 07:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	^ Agreed, I'm pretty stressed I have to deal with all that shit again. DMV, insurance, repairs, gas...public transportation is a convenience I want to have again.

09-07-2011, 07:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	I've owned two Chrysler cars and that number will never increase.

09-07-2011, 08:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
SinisterKid Hide your nieces. Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 293 Internets: 7656	Drive it into the Thames and get a RX350. Fuck the haters.

09-07-2011, 08:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	I've driven Chevys my whole driving life. I have nothing but good things to say about them. Each one went 150,000+ miles with another 100,000 easily in their lives. I'll probably never buy anything else (maybe Cadillac if I'm ever a baller).

09-07-2011, 08:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	Dealerships don't give you a $5k trade-in for a car with that many miles on it if it doesn't have that kind of life left.

09-07-2011, 08:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	Go on...

09-07-2011, 09:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Nobody can realistically tell what is going to happen in 100,000 miles.

09-07-2011, 09:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	But then how can you explain Dirty Harry's singular anecdotal experience?!?!? You can't!!!

09-07-2011, 09:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	The point I was trying to make is that the cars went 150,000 miles and still ran quite well. Maybe not 100,000 miles, maybe so, but they had a good bit of life left.

09-07-2011, 09:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Fair enough; the bus company had 2 GM station wagons, the full size rwd ones, one with 350,000ish miles, the other somewhat less. They did however need new transmissions.

09-07-2011, 10:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	The '95 Tahoe that I first drove did shit out on the transmission around 100,000 miles. The 01 Silverado had an Allison transmission which seemed to be a big improvement.

09-07-2011, 11:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
SinisterKid Hide your nieces. Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 293 Internets: 7656	Ballers drive Cadillacs?