Cars......... it's a process

A lot of people (myself included) like to blog about the upgrades and cool things that we add to our cars. But unfortunately it's not always peaches and cream... things break, go wrong, make noises, and baffle my (mechanically ignorant or.... inexperienced rather) mind. It was 2 days before I was set to head to Knysna for the 2014 Hill Climb. And I could NOT get my car into gear.... I couldn't reverse... I couldn't do anything. Eventually rolled the car back a bit and whilst it was moving tried to wangle a gear somewhere then getting to work was fine, hairy and dodge... but manageable. Reading forums frantically and just like googling "Why is there a pain in my arm" - a whole bunch of potential problems came up.. Eventually took it to someone to diagnose ... and it seemed it just needed brake fluid.. the slave cylinder was effed and probably had been leaking since I've had the car and finally just ran dry. Brake fluid in.. car's going into gear. Nice. :)

Some people don't care about what the problems are that their cars experience, they just want it fixed... I, (like with anything in life) want to understand why and how it happened and what the fix is... understanding in anything .. is everything.. to me anyway. Creates comfort in that thing so to say.

Well the fun and games didn't end there... just a month later my key decides that it's not fond of the ignition or the ignition of the key anymore, whichever way - they weren't allowing me to get home from work. I was stuck - as I have found myself a few times .. others due to locked keys in the car hahaha. Yes I learned very quickly that my car automatically locks itself when the key is on the seat and doors are closed. Anyway................. I was rescued by our trusty go-to-people in life - my parents. :) For two days my car slept away from home and Joe Davis completely removed my ignition and fixed it yesterday - thank the POPE (or whoever was responsible) that replacement wasn't necessary.

Anyway all in all... it's a bittersweet feeling when something goes wrong, because for me it's still a learning curve...... and improving on my own roadside assistance if I can call it that.. is part of the story.......... :) That said - the next blog post for cvws2k should be a cooler one...