This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread!

[Chief]

Parents decided to surprise me today.

brb reporting stolen car

[Trace]

If only you had included your sister in that picture, it would have improved my day too  :'(

[HeK]

Parents decided to surprise me today.

Sweet haircut and Christmas lights!

[Vlambo]

A chevy Lumina? Eh, it was free!

[Mission Difficult]

Parents decided to surprise me today.

Congratulations!

[KarthXLR]

To anyone who hasn't figured it out yet, it's a Chevy Lumina. A 98 Lumina to be exact. Funny thing is we used to have a green Lumina until it died a few years ago. The nice thing about this is that it has a CD player. Our old one did not.

Also this one has 130,000 miles on it.

[HeK]

To anyone who hasn't figured it out yet, it's a Chevy Lumina. A 98 Lumina to be exact. Funny thing is we used to have a green Lumina until it died a few years ago. The nice thing about this is that it has a CD player. Our old one did not.

Also this one has 130,000 miles on it.

The most overlooked part of vehicle ownership is the proper maintenance and care. There's a bit more to it then just oil changes and the majority of it can be done in your back yard with hand tools, no mechanic needed.

I suggest a good Repair Manual, decent set of ratchets and wrench, a hammer, pliers and a sack of rags.


Plus fixing your own stuff is manly.

[Didzo]

Now that's some mileage.  :o

Also, you need better jeans.

[Spore]

Now that's some mileage.  :o

Also, you need better jeans.

Yeah, they aren't hip and ripped enough.

[KarthXLR]

[quote author=Karth link=topic=3603.msg186218#msg186218 date=1291531130]
To anyone who hasn't figured it out yet, it's a Chevy Lumina. A 98 Lumina to be exact. Funny thing is we used to have a green Lumina until it died a few years ago. The nice thing about this is that it has a CD player. Our old one did not.

Also this one has 130,000 miles on it.

The most overlooked part of vehicle ownership is the proper maintenance and care. There's a bit more to it then just oil changes and the majority of it can be done in your back yard with hand tools, no mechanic needed.

I suggest a good Repair Manual, decent set of ratchets and wrench, a hammer, pliers and a sack of rags.


Plus fixing your own stuff is manly.
[/quote]
Aside from a few things that are broken in the car (drink holders, ac vent, buttons are loose) the car's in really good shape. The previous owner was a mechanic.

[k0ala]

The most overlooked part of vehicle ownership is the proper maintenance and care. There's a bit more to it then just oil changes and the majority of it can be done in your back yard with hand tools, no mechanic needed.

I suggest a good Repair Manual, decent set of ratchets and wrench, a hammer, pliers and a sack of rags.

Plus fixing your own stuff is manly.

A thousand times this. I used to think that all cars were destined to suck after a few years, and it turned out I was killing them with neglect. Now I'm invested in doing it myself as much as possible, because motorcycle maintenance is far too expensive at the shop.

[rumsfald]

From: Rumsfald@brbu.com
To: Janet.Brewer@az.state.us
RE: Suspected illegal immigrant.

Dear Jan Brewer,
I am writing to applaud you on your new enhanced gestapo search and interrogation policy intended to harass beaners keep America pure. In that vein, I am concerned that my neighbor may be an illegal. He sure acts weird enough. He drives a 1998 White Chevy Lumina, AZ license plate 551 AXW. I suspect he might also smuggle drugs inside of his person.

Thank you in advance for altering the state troopers to check him out.

Sincerely,

Donald Rumsfald.

[Stein]

Parents decided to surprise me today.

Awesome, they got you a Star Trek shirt!

[at0m]

[quote author=Karth link=topic=3603.msg186177#msg186177 date=1291511496]
Parents decided to surprise me today.

Awesome, they got you a Star Trek shirt!
[/quote]totally my first thought

[CaffeinePowered]

That shirt makes you look like you're part of a star trek away team

[Stein]

That shirt makes you look like you're part of a star trek away team

L8-2-da-partay

[[SiN] Merc]

That shirt makes you look like you're part of a star trek away team

Kirk's not coming back because he's having enough sex with hot martians to not care about some pussy star fleet.

[Dtrain323i]

[quote author=Karth link=topic=3603.msg186218#msg186218 date=1291531130]
To anyone who hasn't figured it out yet, it's a Chevy Lumina. A 98 Lumina to be exact. Funny thing is we used to have a green Lumina until it died a few years ago. The nice thing about this is that it has a CD player. Our old one did not.

Also this one has 130,000 miles on it.

The most overlooked part of vehicle ownership is the proper maintenance and care. There's a bit more to it then just oil changes and the majority of it can be done in your back yard with hand tools, no mechanic needed.

I suggest a good Repair Manual, decent set of ratchets and wrench, a hammer, pliers and a sack of rags.


Plus fixing your own stuff is manly.
[/quote]

Just got myself a new mechanic's tool set, a 3 ton jack, some jackstands, and a creeper today. I may attempt to replace my own brakes  :-X

[HeK]

Just got myself a new mechanic's tool set, a 3 ton jack, some jackstands, and a creeper today. I may attempt to replace my own brakes  :-X

Had better be an aluminum jack, steel ones suck.

Have fun, wheel-bolt boy.

[loldollas]

[quote author=Dtrain323i link=topic=3603.msg186339#msg186339 date=1291609460]
Just got myself a new mechanic's tool set, a 3 ton jack, some jackstands, and a creeper today. I may attempt to replace my own brakes  :-X

Had better be an aluminum jack, steel ones suck.

Have fun, wheel-bolt boy.
[/quote]

Might seem weird but I find replacing brakes on a car somewhat relaxing....I used to do it every time my dad asked me. I also put the winter tires on...yet I hate driving so much