I hate my car. Please steal it.

[ChattavegasSE]

My car makes noise. It started the other day. Then it got worse. Then something fell off the car. Then the noise got worse. Then I got home and figured it out:

Left front sway bar end link upper mount nut (yes, that's what it's called) managed to back itself out and fall off. But before the nut fell off, the sway bar was loose on the upper mount bolt and destroyed the threads. Looking at the part, it's one helluva weird bolt. Translation: exspensive. I have to call VW in the morning since the parts dept. left at 5:30.

 

[hectik1]

No thank you.....:help:

 

[Kremithefrog]

I was thinking why does that look so different than my contours... then I realized you're talking about your vw.
But actually that is common on contours I think. Happened on my 96 and a 95 that my boss's granddaughter has. Though nothing got messed up on them, nut was just real loose and had to be tightened.

 

[ChattavegasSE]

Hum. Well, VW can't process the order for new parts until next Wednesday. So that means I don't have a front sway bar until then; and lemme tell ya, on these twisty TN roads that makes for some fun driving! :crazy:

 

[sosaudio1]

Hum. Well, VW can't process the order for new parts until next Wednesday. So that means I don't have a front sway bar until then; and lemme tell ya, on these twisty TN roads that makes for some fun driving! :crazy:

Hmmm....[cough] well you umm don't wanna [cough] ummm know what my friends VW did on a ummm regular occasion...(whistles and as he runs out of the room he can be heard saying....) for some reason, he literaly drove the wheels off of his...not once....not twice...but IIRC thrice times. His car is cursed....put it to you this way, his wallpaper on his computer at work shows the car in a recent storm with the windshield smashed in by a tree limb...I think in his words he used...."figures". If you drive that to HSV, I am going to take out more insurance. If I see him tomorrow, I will ask him year, model and....The List......

LOL...I would say push it off a very large hill but knowing their curse it would probably fall onto a police officer. Dude, if need be, I will come get you so we can go get you some Gibson's BBQ.

L8R
Rich

 

[ChattavegasSE]

Damn Rich, I reckon things aren't so bad after all, huh?! :crazy: I got the new parts from VW; $35 for a new endlink with bushings and bolts and nuts; not too shabby. Install took all of 15 minutes and now I can actually slide the car around a corner again! I'm not worried about flipping over, it's a fun car again! But yeah, if anyone wants to steal it... onder:

 

[Hammy1105]

Yea man, VWs are curse. I got a Jetta VR6 when I was 18 and 1 week later the back windshield was smashed. A month later one of my rear windows literally fell down inside of the door and wouldnt come out. Then the motor went out on my other rear window. Then I flipped the car 4 times on a highway going 85.....luckily I had just put on my seat belt, and just my luck, that accident was with a bunch of friends on my way to Daytona beach from Chicago during spring break. I was only an hour away from Daytona beach after driving 17 hours straight when it happened....stupid redneck in a jacked up suburban got pissed off and tried to run me off the road.....
Needless to say, I wont buy a VW again, theyre all bad luck.

 

[sosaudio1]

Damn Rich, I reckon things aren't so bad after all, huh?! :crazy: I got the new parts from VW; $35 for a new endlink with bushings and bolts and nuts; not too shabby. Install took all of 15 minutes and now I can actually slide the car around a corner again! I'm not worried about flipping over, it's a fun car again! But yeah, if anyone wants to steal it... onder:

That's good stuff. I will be sure to find you someone who will continue to cross their fingers and I will continue to be praying for you and the VW...haahahaaa...meantime, I have lots of duct tape if you need it...

L8R
Rich