Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[PJungnitsch]

Good on you for getting that done. Those ratcheting wrenches are gold if you need them, trouble is you never know what exactly you need for a job until the end of it

[JG20]

Nice job Gurgie! I think I would've called for a tow and at least work on it in the garage

[ktm525]

Yikes! Nice field fix. Typically it's something seized that gets the belt. Belts typically don't break if everything else is ok.

[Gurgie]

Yikes! Nice field fix. Typically it's something seized that gets the belt. Belts typically don't break if everything else is ok.

Yeah, I should have known better & got my son to check the pulleys before I headed up there with the new belt.

My son said that his next purchase will be some ratcheting wrenches, he figures he'll be able to use them when he finishes school & starts his apprenticeship in a few months.

I was doing all I could to avoid a tow, thankfully it worked out in the end.

[rrocket]

Yikes! Nice field fix. Typically it's something seized that gets the belt. Belts typically don't break if everything else is ok.

Yeah, I should have known better & got my son to check the pulleys before I headed up there with the new belt.

My son said that his next purchase will be some ratcheting wrenches, he figures he'll be able to use them when he finishes school & starts his apprenticeship in a few months.

I was doing all I could to avoid a tow, thankfully it worked out in the end.

Good work, man!!

Which car is this?

[Gurgie]

Yikes! Nice field fix. Typically it's something seized that gets the belt. Belts typically don't break if everything else is ok.

Yeah, I should have known better & got my son to check the pulleys before I headed up there with the new belt.

My son said that his next purchase will be some ratcheting wrenches, he figures he'll be able to use them when he finishes school & starts his apprenticeship in a few months.

I was doing all I could to avoid a tow, thankfully it worked out in the end.

Good work, man!!

Which car is this?

Mazda 3

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[ArticSteve]

Congrats on the effort.  What a PIA.

Someone buy this kid a CAA membership for either the 200 km or 320 km tow.  Such a deal when you're driving a beater.

[Firm]

Congrats on the effort.  What a PIA.

Someone buy this kid a CAA membership for either the 200 km or 320 km tow.  Such a deal when you're driving a beater.

^ I second that. Really handy, and the premium membership or whatever it's called is under $200, which is less than the cost of most tows.

[OliverD]

Yikes! Nice field fix. Typically it's something seized that gets the belt. Belts typically don't break if everything else is ok.

Yeah, I should have known better & got my son to check the pulleys before I headed up there with the new belt.

My son said that his next purchase will be some ratcheting wrenches, he figures he'll be able to use them when he finishes school & starts his apprenticeship in a few months.

I was doing all I could to avoid a tow, thankfully it worked out in the end.

Good work, man!!

Which car is this?

Mazda 3

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This still my brother's old one?

[quadzilla]

That reminds me that I need to get CAA for this years travels since I'm past my 60K with Toyota.  Of course I just got new passport pictures done and see that you can get them free with the Plus (200 km towing) or Premium (320 km towing) levels. Damn.

[Firm]

My CAA expires in March, but I've already gone ahead and signed up with AAA. Basically the same deal, think it was a bit cheaper here...$175ish. Well worth it when you're travelling too, forget trying to find a reputable tow, let these guys handle it.

[rrocket]

My CAA expires in March, but I've already gone ahead and signed up with AAA. Basically the same deal, think it was a bit cheaper here...$175ish. Well worth it when you're travelling too, forget trying to find a reputable tow, let these guys handle it.

Surprised you didn't have the CDN Tire version...

[Firm]

My CAA expires in March, but I've already gone ahead and signed up with AAA. Basically the same deal, think it was a bit cheaper here...$175ish. Well worth it when you're travelling too, forget trying to find a reputable tow, let these guys handle it.

Surprised you didn't have the CDN Tire version...

I did, it's included free with the Triangle World Elite MasterCard. I activated it, but never used it. Technically I still have it, not sure if it works down here though. I had CAA most of my life, and I am comfortable with it, and the cost is reasonable, so I just stuck with it even though I had the CTC program.

[Gurgie]

Yikes! Nice field fix. Typically it's something seized that gets the belt. Belts typically don't break if everything else is ok.

Yeah, I should have known better & got my son to check the pulleys before I headed up there with the new belt.

My son said that his next purchase will be some ratcheting wrenches, he figures he'll be able to use them when he finishes school & starts his apprenticeship in a few months.

I was doing all I could to avoid a tow, thankfully it worked out in the end.

Good work, man!!

Which car is this?

Mazda 3

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This still my brother's old one?

No, that one got written off by Bella's Son last April, or March. This one is the 2011 that I got for my Son.

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eautos%2Eca%2Fforum%2Findex%2Ephp%3Ftopic%3D107996%2E0&share_tid=107996&share_fid=9213&share_type=t&link_source=app

Really should look at CAA for the whole family. I still have roadside assistance on the Passport & on the SLK I have it through Hagarety. But it would be handy for Bella & the boys.

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[ktm525]

Congrats on the effort.  What a PIA.

Someone buy this kid a CAA membership for either the 200 km or 320 km tow.  Such a deal when you're driving a beater.

^ I second that. Really handy, and the premium membership or whatever it's called is under $200, which is less than the cost of most tows.

Or an old Land Rover where the nearest competent mechanic could be 600k kms.

[draghon]

Odometer rolled over 250k on the Civic this morning

[bridgecity]

Odometer rolled over 250k on the Civic this morning

Nice!  My eldest sons 2012 with the 1.8 is over 250k now also. 

[draghon]

My plan is to drive it until it dies... No sign of that happening anytime soon *knock on wood*

[ktm525]

nothing better than cockroach cars

[Dante]

Fresh oil, spark plugs and ignition coils for the GTI.

I just realized VW charges a pretty penny for an oil filter ($46) and drain plug ($14). Usually I don't pay attention to the break down but this time it jumped at me and looked at the invoice.

Next time will probably buy the full package not only the oil.