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You know you're driving a junker when you have a waste disposal hole rusted thru the floor board....or your engine burns oil faster than it does gas...or your shocks are so bad you bottom out on bumps...or your gas tank leaks anymore than 1/2 full...or neither your a/c nor heat work....or your upper radiator hose leaks so bad you use duct tape to stop the leak...meanwhile it still leaks some so you start putting straight water in the radiator because it's a lot cheaper than topping it off with a $10 bottle of coolant.....yes all of these happened to me on my old 76 Cutlass.
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Originally Posted by Sunnydee
You know you're driving a junker when . . . the reverse gear doesn't work, so you have to plan all of your trips so you only have go forward. (It takes more planning than you'd think.)
... You crash your way into parking spaces.
... Even rat rodders won't give you a thumbs up.
... You can't test your 0-60 acceleration because there are no straightaways that long.
... You couldn't say for sure, but it seems like newer models of your car turn up their nose at you.
- you can change the lightbulb (headlights) without raising the hood or messing with a fender.
- you can sing Adam Sandler's "Ode to My Car", with experienced resignation -- and without laughing.
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