so... are all GF, wifes this oblivious?

[flexinXJ]

so... i was at fiance's house yesterday and she said to me... "my car has this weird ticking noise" so i went out, popped the hood of her e36 and started it up... the noise would increse rpm, so i looked it all over... belts, pulleys, ect.. i could hear what sounded like a vac leak from around the intake mani.. so i closed the hood and told her i would fix it when i had a little more time.. (keep in mind this is a 92 325 with over 240k mi on it..so it does make its fair share of squeeks and rattles)

we where back inside and i was thinking about it.. i asked her.. "when was the last time you checked your oil?"

and all i got back was a blank stare...

so i went back out.. pulled the stick... nothing... got the jug of oil out of the shed put a quart in.. nothing.. another one.. nothing.. 3rd one.. just now on the stick..

4 QUARTS LOW!

anybody else have storys like this? LOL

[squeakyclean]

My mother does this to her Land Rover. SMH. Poor truck would be dead if it wasn't for me.

[Shade]

Lol, this was your first post here?

[Yogi_Bear]

My gf knows more or about the same as I do about cars

[flexinXJ]

Lol, this was your first post here?

yep. lol i've been lurkin for a little while.. i just thought somebody might get a chuckle out of it.

[DriftGirl]

she prolly doesnt care...cause she knows it makes u feel "special" to rescue her

[KarlSpackler]

This is a case of improper pussy control. I blame you for not having the built in 6th sense to bug her ass every 3 months as a reminder.

Jus sayin

[zmancb7]

I don't know about girlfrends but my mom is this way haha.

examples:

"Why do I get shitty gas mileage?"
-drives her Jeep Liberty at 80mph and brakes lates, takes off hard, etc.

"Why do my brakes squeak and make that noise?"
-doesn't understand rolling or the concept of coasting, always gasses up even to a red light and brakes hard to stop

"Why does my car run so weirdly and make funny noises?"
-went over 6000+ miles without an oil change

She's a funny one

[Kielan]

I keep wanting to listen to your reasoning here, but I can't past your spelling of "wifes." It's wives bro, wives is the plural of wife...

[Minuki]

Sounds like her big end has gone...

[Oxer]

My question is, If the car was tapping off its head, Why did you check pulleys and belts?

[firelizard3]

A loose pulley or worn bearing could make a persistent ticking or rattle that varies with engine speed.

[flexinXJ]

I keep wanting to listen to your reasoning here, but I can't past your spelling of "wifes." It's wives bro, wives is the plural of wife...

oh really? well thank you for instructing me "bro"

i'm so sorry that i made you have to read my disgrace of the english language....... "bro"

[flexinXJ]

A loose pulley or worn bearing could make a persistent ticking or rattle that varies with engine speed.

oxer.. ^ this ^

i thought maybe a pulley bearing or maybe a frayed belt contacting something as it spins.

[Kielan]

oh really? well thank you for instructing me "bro"

i'm so sorry that i made you have to read my disgrace of the english language....... "bro"

Lol, umad.