How do you find the time to work on your car? I have been so busy lately I havn't washed my car except the wheels in over two weeks. The idler pully is starting to fail, I'm going to try to get another installed before I drive up to MA this Saturday. POS aftermarket idler pully, only lasted three years. I think its a Febi, surprised. The sunroof snaps also failed, again, so I need to fix those, the headliner rattles pretty good now.

This sucks, no time to tinker on the SDL this year.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I work nights ^_^

My Mercedes actually hasn't had too many problems lately, I just make time on the weekends whenever it needs an oil change.
My big project this summer is going to be the TDI's timing belt, stupid thing...why in the world didn't they use a chain?

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99 E300 TD -- sold
01 540i 6 spd

Iam retired and seem to have less time now, and I have a whole
list of things to do. maybe I need to go back to work to have more
time? that`s a sick thought.
figure you have all summer to do things and then it`s raining again.
where did the time go?
charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Mine aren't daily drivers (except this week) and I still can't find the time to "catch up" on their needs.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Most of the work gets done while I have one these forced vacations, and no travel plans. That happens later in the summer.

What could be better? Paid week off in the bay area. With nothn' much better to do than play with the Benz. Well, till the money runs out before the projects do.

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Sonny


86 190D N/A 2.5L Auto 265k "Ruby" -Sold-
79 300D 242k "Condi" my first -sold- RIP
2013 chevy sonic hatchback - had to for work

I drive during the week and play with it on the weekends. My family thinks I'm crazy when I tell them I enjoy rummaging through junkyards for my weekend fun.

I know what you mean Hatt.


I cannot find the time to work on my car either. For example, I bought the solid panels for under the lamps on my car, but have not had the time to drop the panels off and have them painted. GAH!!!! I am driving around with those holes in the panels under the lamps.... Functional... Not pretty.

The paint shop that I want to use isnt open on the weekends, and I do not have the time on the weekdays to go by there.... On the other side of the city.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I haven't yet. I haven't even done an oil change on any of my vehicles in over a year, I've brought them to our mechanic. I do have a change coming late June that should allow me some more time with fiddling around with my rides and the house. The kids' schedules over the summer are much lighter too so I hope to get some stuff done then.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I'm right there with you. The Explorer needs an oil change and some exhaust work, as well as tracking down an intermittent fuel pump circuit short. The Mercedes needs rear brakes, shifter bushings, and some finishing work in the engine compartment before it's back on the road. My wife's car's headliner is still in the basement from having it re-covered last week, and it's got a rough idle and a couple of other things on the list to check on. My motorcycle's been in the shed since a deer strike last July. I'm in the middle of putting up drywall in the basement, and leaving for two weeks of training at Camp Lejeune next week.

On the plus side, two of the three cars are at least on the road, and hopefully I'll get some of the work done this weekend. I can't wait until my wife finishes pharmacy school (in three more years) and we can at least afford to get her a decent car to cut my repair list down a bit.

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1987 Mercedes 300D

Hey, I know where you guys are coming from. Although I don't drive for a living, 36 of my 38 customers are outside Canada - so I spend a lot of odd hours on the phone with people in time zones ranging from Israel to Singapore. And I'm usually in the Bay area for about a week a month.

So yes, I have more projects backed up too!