Sunday, April 3, 2005

testing weekend

defective timing belt causing me a bomb. It still have 15,000 KM to go before need to be replaced (every 60,000 KM) but mine decided to fail and chewed my engine parts with it. :(

Car stalled on the exit curve to KL _Seremban highway, 1.5 KM from my exit to my home. I panicked at first, don't know what to do. Called up Maybank Auto assist and they sent a tow truck (RM 70) and towed to the workshop. Next day went over to teh workshop to see my air/fuel/exhaust valves are badly bent & damaged, and some of my valve heads literally broke to pieces!. I'm paying this through the nose I said. True enough, a replacement head, gasket, new timing belting & engine oil & labour to cost me rm 650. I asked the mechanic to repair my defective central locking & rear passanger window and it goes up to rm 700.

I spent the whole weekend playing diablo on playstation. Pouring my angst to every demon and undeads I came across in the catacombs. And on sunday we went to shop for munchkins' clothes & jeans. Sorry I wasn't a good company on sunday. Can't take my mind of the car.

The car will be ready later today and I will be a fortune poorer. I'm just thankful to Allah that it happened to me while I'm driving. I hate to think that it could happen whiel munchkins were driving to & fro class. I'm goignt o look after our car better start erm tomorrow.

1 comment:

  1. kereta proton ke bang ... hehehe .. aku rasa sama problem ngan kete aku gak .. time tu aku kat sini, kakak aku yang drive .. tah apa yang rosak aku tatau .. kakak aku ckp tiba2 kereta mati tengah jalan .. then check ada lak defective parts, valve kot, aku rasa .. instead of four, yang jalan cuma 3 jer .. padan le minyak makan banyak .. yang bestnya, rosak tu katanya originating masa time pasang kat kilang .. tp dapat seal of approval lagi .. wahahaha .. then central lock rosak, then tingkap passanger belakang rosak .. bestnya kan .. aku antar bengkel eon .. dia elok sehari jer tingkap blakng .. alih2 tingkap dreba pulak yang rosak ... best best .. sama-samalah kita bukak pintu waktu nak amik tiket kat tool booth .. best .. best .. only in malaysia .. bebeh ...

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