Sequel to vehicle problem report

[altivo]

Car is now in the shop (Ford dealer, but they can't be any worse than Chrysler has been) for diagnosis. I don't expect to be lucky enough to get it back quickly, but as soon as they give me a time estimate I'll call a rental place. No way am I missing MFF after planning it for a year.

Photos of finished fursuit may wait until after the con, but the last details should be done tonight, once I get home from work.

Update 2:00 pm: Ford dealer called and thinks he can have it all fixed yet today. Apparently there was no fluid leak, but the front rotors had corroded and worn past the limits of the self adjustment mechanism. So I will have those replaced, the rear brakes adjusted, and the U joints on the 4WD replaced too since they are loose and corroded (I suspected that because of noise but the Chrysler dealer kept insisting they were OK.) Road salt does more damage than it's worth, especially when you consider that not only does it consume vehicles entire, it pollutes the environment and damages soil and growing plants over a wide area.

Comments

[cnipur.livejournal.com]

Erk, have fun at MFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :> *snug*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

One way or another, I intend to. I may not be spending much, but it will still be fun. Thanks.

[quickcasey.livejournal.com]

So much corrosion, so little time. I know you live in a rural area, and car washes with undercarrage washes may not be common. I do take my Jeep to the wash regularly during the winter. My steel wheels have not rusted to the point of leaking. I'm not browbeating you, just thinking a a friend who won't wash his car in the winter, for several reasons only he can justify. And his wheels, and other parts were terribly corroded. It is worth the money spent, even though it may only stay clean for a short time.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

You're right, of course, that I should do something about that more often. It just seems so fruitless. Actually, the salt exposure out here is much less than what it got when I lived in Chicago. But I still find roadsalt obnoxious and inexcusable. Especially when they throw it on top of snow rather than plowing the snow off as they should.