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Old 06-19-2007, 02:16 AM
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Default I have the worst luck...with this car...

in the past 6 months i have had nothing but bad luck with this car...

January: blew out the clutch and rearend... not too bad, but still costs to replace...sent it off to dealership to replace...

February: got the car back, had it a 5 days and blew the motor overheated and cracked the block, warped the heads, and pretty much turned the whole bottom end into dust...

March: got car back with brand new crate ls1 and decided to add a few mods... had this time for about two weeks when an elderly lady decided to pull out in front of me... sent off to body shop to get fixed...

April: car still in shop...

May: get car back at the end of the month, everything drives/looks like new, body shop did an excellent job...

June: havent had the car back for a whole month, Im on my way home during a flash flood, and sucked up enough water to fill a pool...

what the hell???

i bought this bad boy for 12500... but after mods and all other bs have spent a grand total of appx 24000...

Ive had fun but this car is a curse for me... what do i need to do?

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No offense, but most of that doesn't sound like the car's fault...
Old 06-19-2007, 02:25 AM
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im not saying that its the cars fault, im just saying that ive had some really bad luck with her
Old 06-19-2007, 02:31 AM
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Maybe it's your bad karma? If you feel the car is really cursed, maybe it's time to upgrade to a newer year F-body or go Vette...
Old 06-19-2007, 02:45 AM
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Hmmmm.....sounds like my third gen I used to have.
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F-Body bad luck ={
Old 06-19-2007, 04:01 AM
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r u a nice person? cuz if ur not, theres ur answer to karma
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damn dude i thought i had badluck but reading that makes me feel better lol. But hope ur luck starts to turnaround.
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well sounds like with just replacing parts that broke you could have a pretty beefed up ride because if my rear blew i would have a moser, or strange on order in a a couple weeks
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I feel like im a pretty good person, pretty much do everything by the book, i dont cut corners or screw people over... but also i treat this car pretty much showcar, wash her twice a week and wax about every three months, i dont beat on her, although i do occasionally get on it (maybe once or twice a week). I think that God is trying to tell me something.. or possibly keep me from more trouble or possibly dying in an accident...its gonna be hard but after i get her fixed this time, if anything else happens it will be sold... but i will not be without an LS based motor... hmm a newer f-body or vette sounds nice...
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Sorry to hear about alot of that.

But insurance covered the flash flood right? If not you can try to look at the upside, and replace everything thats getting trashed with performance parts. You'd have a nice monster of a car by now if you have been doing that. Aftermarket engine, rear end, etc.
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Damn dude, that is some horrible luck, hope it changes.
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You must spend 9 months in a 1996 mustang gt auto, listen to K-fed, and challenge honda civics to drag races. Then, my son, you will be forgiven.
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sorry to hear bro
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thanks for the support, i thought i would get flamed... car isnt fixed yet... but the insurace adjuster just came out today to appraise the damage... so i might just take the money and build something nice...
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can't get flamed for that! That just sucks! I feel your pain
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Originally Posted by sportsaddict_21
damn dude i thought i had badluck but reading that makes me feel better lol. But hope ur luck starts to turnaround.
haha thats funny but dude that sucks...
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dude wtf ur cursed
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that really is bad luck man! i mean all that stuff happends to everyone but not all at once ouch!

hope the insurance covers your flood!

be patient and good luck will come!
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that is some bad luck for sure. a little preventive maintenance may have prevented the overheat



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