Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:07:27 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: I'm new, I'm stupid - anyone else?
Don't beat yourself up too bad, at least you didn't do something really stupid like talk on a cell phone, run a red light and get into an accident. Jez wrote: > Hi, > > I've just put 4 gallons of diesel in my petrol-driven 1987 Saab 9000, and > then driven it for about 100 yards until it collapsed in a smoking heap. A > regular garage has failed to drain the diesel from the car - I don't know > why, I'm obviously no mechanic - and they say I need to take it to a > specialist Saab dealer. There are none open to get an estimate from as today > is Sunday, and obviously with a car as old as mine there comes a time when > the repair bill just isn't worth it, so does anyone know what kind of work > is involved in getting my car going again? > > The garage had thought they could do it in about an hour, so if a specialist > Saab garage can do it with different tools in the same sort of time I'll be > pleased. On the other hand, they might need to do all sorts of things like > removing the petrol (gas) tank - does anyone have any idea? > > Thanks in advance, > > Jez