Originally Posted By: Astro14
The sad thing is that the owners manual for this car (and others) will caution you against everything that you did wrong in these videos.
Simply reading it would have prevented the problems you encountered.
But, even after I gave you a link for a free download, you never did read it...
And your continued, deliberate, ignorance has cost you $$...look at the purchase price of this car ($2,000), the $$ you've put into it (several hundred), and now, you're going to get $500 for it? Actually, it's not even yours...so, what, your lady friend is the one that's lost thousands on this deal?
Not surprising that you and she are no longer...
But do you like what I did with that hairdryer?
I never thought spinning tires in the snow would blow up the trans. Hey, now I know. It was very cold out and I had on no socks and I had to de-thaw my feet. I was trying to get it out as fast as possible. Standing the snow made my feet freeze, I had the heat blasting in there. All fun. Why a tire would blow in snow.. blew my mind. Then I got hurried and sped it up. AND succeeded! AAA even came and changed the tire! yay. No harm done. Continuing...
Anything else, you keep looking like fools when you try to equate Volvo with relationship with the ladyfriend. Really does make some of you look dumb when you do that. I say to you that it had NOTHING to do with it, and I rather enjoy some of this half-butted attempt sat guilttripping. For me to get guilted over sharing that things aren't as rosy. Did you ever consider that it had nothing to do with the car? that this happened a few days AFTER, . over other poo poo.. ??? Wow. You ASSUME this.. and that is funny. Some advised me to "get rid of her" while I still could, that we weren't compatible.. I forget, so, I won't try to remember. (Some kind of thread about something or another, where some saw some writing on the wall that "she and I ain't gonna work out." Well, my hats off to whoever said that. And it had NOTHING to do with this car. Actually, I'm getting some money from turning a GIVEAWAY into a SALE, so, wha umm whaaat? Have fun with that if you want, It's almost lunchtime, too, and I am sensitive to food levels.
Canada, Europe, Seriously now.. You ask why I didn't stop spinning tires? Well, I feel my mistake was not letting the air pressure out first. I eventually did so, (from 38psi hot at all 4 for fuel economy, down to about 12psi or so, I forget) AFTER I saw the yellow pee or Gatorade-like non-gas liquid drip, and that got her free. Mission accomplished.
Tires can be replaced.
Cars can be replaced.
People can be replaced.
It's all relative
Where you are at on this spectrum.. is dictated by your life experiences...
.. So if your life experiences were so good that you can judge a younger (somewhat) person with impaired facilities... then please, continue to do so..
What I get out of this is that there will be a Volvo again. I love that car. I don't have time for all the smart comments about it. \\ that $500? .. the car almost got signed over for free to a shop. Run with that one.
Did I lose money? .. There is no answer I could give here that wouldn't make this thread disintegrate into name-calling insults. And I'm not going to do that anymore.
Have a beer, go to some food place for lunch, drive home, and have a great day. I'm about to go to the mall myself.