T-Hoe is going into the shop tomorrow!
Actually, it's TODAY, as you read this. Farmer H is meeting me in town after I get my 44 oz Diet Coke, and we're leaving T-Hoe with Mick the Mechanic. I'd like to say that my loving husband is concerned about me driving a vehicle that has some major malfunctions. I'd like to think that the most recent spate of DING DING DING red-light warnings about BRAKES has made him worry about my safety. However, we're talking about the same guy I'm pretty sure is trying to kill me. I think he might be worried that T-Hoe will break down, and I'll have to call him away from his Storage Unit Store to rescue me.
That's where he'll be all morning, you know. At the Storage Units, shooting the bull with his buddy the owner. His excuse is that he'll be right there close after I pick up my magical elixir. It's only about a half mile from there to Mick's shop. Oh, and Farmer H commanded me to make a list of what's wrong with T-Hoe. You know, because he can't be bothered to listen to me, and tell Mick. I'm sure we won't be getting everything fixed. Even though hefty repair costs would still be cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
I figure I should type up all the things that go wrong, because one might be a clue to another, and lessen the number of systems that will be taken apart, looking for the problem. I'll start my list here, and copy and paste for Farmer H and Mick.
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Alarm bell and red BRAKE light come on, then the yellow triangle SKID symbol
Alarm bell goes off. Red BRAKE light goes off. Yellow SKID symbol stays on
Message STABILITRAK OFF, TRACTION CONTROL OFF
Alarm bell goes off several times on the 5-mile trip to town. After parking and getting out, the warning lights are off, and the alarm doesn't come on.
Since a couple months before this happened, steering feels like in 4WD when turning sharply
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After parking on a side-slanted surface, it's hard to shift from PARK into REVERSE
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Passenger side mirror won't fold in and out
Driver's side mirror sometimes won't fold in and out
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Driver's side seat heater only works on the seat back, not the sitting part. Sometimes won't turn on.
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Radio intermittently goes off, no lights or sound. Comes back on randomly, a few minutes later
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Backup beeper doesn't work
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Sooo...Mick the Mechanic can probably make a month's income off of T-Hoe, depending on what Farmer H tells him to actually fix. I am not terribly optimistic, but for sure I want the brake situation remedied.
It seems to me that T-Hoe has some kind of electrical problem affecting the radio and the door panel control buttons for the seat heater and side mirrors. Then again, I'm not a mechanic.
T-Hoe will spend two days and a night at Mick's shop. Hopefully not more. Farmer H is taking me to a casino on Wednesday, so I won't even miss my untrusty ride.
4 comments:
That's quite a list of wrong doings T-Hoe has going for him. Has he sold his soul to A-Cad?
Never mind what Hick might think, I hope EVERYTHING wrong gets fixed and fixed PROPERLY. It will be like having a brand new T-Hoe, with a warm seat.
River,
Poor T-Hoe is getting on in years. A-Cad was going to replace him, but I wouldn't let go of T-Hoe. Not sure Farmer H plans to have Mick fix EVERYTHING. As long as I have brakes, I can deal with the rest. I have been dealing, for quite some time...
But you shouldn't have to "keep dealing with", you deserve a fully functioning on all levels T-Hoe. Until you are ready to let go of him.
River,
I agree. Why spend all that money back in 2008 to get the bells and whistles, and relegate yourself to driving a silent T-Hoe? Except for the warning bells...
Genius and Farmer H pushed to get then-fancy T-Hoe, when I would have settled for a more basic model. At least he was a dealer demo, with several hundred miles on him, so came cheaper.
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