OT, getting them home stories, Car stories Options

[r_towle]

OT! So move it if you feel the need.

I laugh more now when thinking of the crazy stuff I did when I was young and broke just to get a car home or repaired.

One night, heading up to go skiing with a buddy, by beetle accel cable broke.
It was super cold, dark and we were in a section of NH that has about ten exits of nothing....so remote.

Thankfully there was a gas station about 2-3 miles ahead.
I put on my winter ski clothes, goggles and all.
I sat sideways on the rear bumper with my hand hugging the upright fan and I drove the carburetor while yelling when to shift etc...

What could go wrong......??

How about you guys?
I have a few more stupid stories that make me wonder why I am still here at all.

[r_towle]

I once purchased a car for 75 bucks.
Bolted on my plate, not yet in my name.

Made it about 5 miles when the rear axle pulled out of the rear end, and what I see is a wheel rolling by me with an axle sticking out of it as the back of the car drops to the ground, blowing Sparks out the back.....

Plus (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) way too much.

I rolled over to the side of the road, took a look at my situation, pulled the plates and hitch hiked home.

I never will admit to that event, I was never there and it was never technically my car.
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