I have to cry on SOMEONE'S shoulder... - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -

[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

General Bulletin Board
[Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only


[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
I have to cry on SOMEONE'S shoulder...
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Josh (more from Josh) on Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:58:23 Share Post by Email
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

OK, this is getting ridiculous. I have owned my Saab since July of 2000, and I have had the oddest problem. Something ALWAYS happens to my wheels - and it only seems to happen to the wheels and related parts. I've skipped off of a curb, I've had three flat tires from nails/screws. And in the last month, I have had two winter-related misfortunes befall me. First, on my un-plowed, un-sanded, big hill of a street, I slid into a curb stone. Not only did I blow my tire, I caused $680 worth of damage to a steering knuckle, tie rod, and whatever else is in the steering mechanism. Last night, on my way to a movie with two friends, I hit a pothole. This was the mother of all potholes. It was filled with ice and water, and the road was covered too, so it was invisible....UNTIL I HIT IT. With grand fury, the car shook and I knew things were not going to work out well. I pulled into the parking lot of the theater (200 feet away) and we got out to survey the damage. Well, you could hear the air RUSHING out of the tire. The sidewall was all bulged out, too. So, I took out the jack and went to work removing the tire. Well, has anyone else noticed that the included Saab tire-iron on the C900s sucks! You get NO leverage to get the bolts that are air-gunned on undone. So, AAA to the rescue. Here's the kicker...after I got the donut on the car to drive home (less than 2 miles) I start driving. I hit a pothole that was 6 feet wide, 2 feet across (the way I hit it) and 5 inches deep! I bent the donut. The AAA guy was right behind me still, so he pulled over to make sure all as OK. He told me that I could drive home on it very slowly. With a ka-thunk, ka-thunk all the way home, I made it. Well, the tire was replaced for free this morning because I have lifetime road hazard replacement. This is at least the 4th time I've invoked that privilege! Now I'm going to see my mechanic to have him check for alignment/steering damage. Now, let me ask you all this question...if it's expensive, do I have a shot in Hell to get the city to pay for it due to road negligence? My roommate works at that movie theater and drives that road every day. He said that hole has been there for at least a year! What do people think of my misfortunes? It doesn't mean I'm a bad driver, does it? I consider myself in the top 10% of drivers...this has been very damaging to my ego :-( Sorry this is so long...I just really needed to vent. Thanks for all who made it through my painful story!

Josh
88 900TC
SiS

posted by 146.189.8...


Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).


Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)





StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)

This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot



Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!