AMA/ADVICE THREAD

AMA/ADVICE THREAD

My piece of shit car is broken down again for the 3rd time in a year and I just don't have the money to fix it up. I have a gofundme set up to try to raise donations to replace it with a
car that won't break down constantly and I'm just trying to bring attention to it.

Some basic info:
>white
>male
>26y/o

Any and all questions are welcome and I'm ready to answer all reasonable ones (no ssn, address. figure it out on your own) and give any advice I can for people that need it.

If you're feeling generous or just want to help a brother out by spreading the word, the link is gofundme com/new-car-for-family-of-4

Will continue to bump with tits

gunna need some fkn source on that cap'n

aye, me an' you both matey

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I read your story and I was willing to donate until I read you were white. Fuck you.

fair nuf man, not much i can do about that

forgot tits

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no one wants to just talk?

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Fuck off please and thank you.

no can do but I appreciate your politeness

First time on Sup Forums in about 2 years, this is the first thread I saw. Talk.

let's have less CONversaTION and more MASturbaTION

Gladly, do you have questions or you just want my sob story?

whatever makes you happy man

Sweet Jesus! They're trying to drown her boobs! Somebody! Help!

What kind of car and what broke? Don't you know how to fix things yourself or are you one of those girly guys who's afraid to get their hands dirty. What car are you planning on getting if you get the funds?

Read your story and got questions:
1. How old are you?
2. Do you make any money or are you in the trailer 24/7?
3. Can you get a night shift job while your missus works the day shift?
4. Alternatively can your parents look after the kids and you go work?

Make, model, and year? Issue currently having? Did you have it diagnosed? I can tell you what to do for making a repair happen with your own two hands.

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I dont even know anymore. Why dont you have a night job and compromise? You could drop the stay at home bullshit. Iv'e been home 10 minutes and I already want to kill myself.

Good luck, dude. I wish you the best

This is the problem with kids these days. Got no money so beg for it on the Internet. This generation is fucked. When I was a kid and had no money and internet I had to read through chilton books at the parts store to learn how to fix my car. This is the most cucked thing a man can do is not learn how to properly maintain and fix his car. Fucking sad

its a '98 ford taurus, 170k+ miles. it all started with cam shaft issues a couple years ago, i don't remember exactly what just that it cost about $1200 and was unable to fix myself due to being out in the middle of nowhere.

next was many small repairs about a year ago just to get the damn thing to pass emissions.

this last summer was a blown head gasket, ac compressor went out, and busted water pump

now im leaking coolant and oil at a rather quick speed. and all through this my heater stopped working which is a big pain during the winter.

I can usually work on my car myself, the biggest issue is child care. I have 2 kids, 2 and 4, and don't have anyone nearby to watch them.

1.26
2.stay at home dad/in the trailer all day
3.ive thought about it but it would mean no sleep when im watching the kids and the missus has a crazy work schedule that change all the time(fast food assistant manager)
4.parents are unavailable due to distance

Cars are more electronic these days. Could be an ECM or abs module for all we know.

i feel ya

thnx user

if a steel mill opened up nearby id apply

Gonna need that VIN

Do you? I get depressed if I stop working/moving. You haven't answered the question. You can watch the kids during the day while shes with them at night.

realized i forgot to answer, honestly I would like something reliable (duh), not too horrible on gas mileage (duh), and big enough to seat 4 with room to transport somewhat larger items. An suv or something similar, havent looked at anything since I don't have money to know what my price range is

Buy a civic or Carolla. You can get an old reliable one for $5k. Make sure it doesn't have any aftermarket shit on it. That's a red flag that some kid owned it.

its an option ive considered, but as we have no child care currently, and her hours can vary from 5am to midnight, sleep becomes a big issue and scheduling may affect how hireable I am.

good point, i'll keep it in mind

Cmon OP get your lazy ass up and start providing for your family. These are excuses. If you wanted to you could get her out of work and let her take care of the kids.

Go to /o/. The sticky is literally a chart describing any decent car you can buy in US. If not in US, get a similar model as most cars are global platform now.

i would get a minimum wage job due to no schooling and our family would make less than half of what my fiancee makes, forcing us to rely on food stamps and other govt assistance

Honda CR-V then, second generation 2004 and up. Can be had fairly cheap now. Don't buy anything other than Honda or Toyota. Mitsu is ok but are a bit complex to work on.

Ok random dude.

What's your opinion on pharmaceutical reps. What's your stereotype of people in this field.

its a 19 year old car. i bought it for 1800 and have put almost twice that into it, just want to get rid of it before it sucks up more of our money.

yeah that would be a good option, i like honda

Ya nigga you read the codes and look up the problem. Electrical issues are the easiest things to fix. Not like you have to pull a motor out and drop it back in to go to work the next day. Don't use that as an excuse cause it's a bullshit one. My point validated. You kids are fucked in your future not learning about the things you own.

hmmm thats a good one. My super well informed opinion would probably be that many of them are just in it for the money and dont fully understand all possible side effects of what they are peddling.

Sauce?

this is a fair point, and its always good to know how to repair the things you own. but time and tools can be more than other people are able to afford

I got a recruitment agent that is after me because I have a strong scientific background. It's a catch 22, I need to promote drugs to get the Money to fund better research and treatment. Plus I get a car.

Where are you leaking coolant and oil?

Kia can be had for very cheap if you are in a jam. I don't recommend too strongly but are reliable enough

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The fuck are you talking about? P.o.s. car, he should get a 95 corolla.

Cheers for answering those questions - I'm around your age but with no kids so maybe I don't fully understand how much of a challenge it is to look after kids but I'll be straight with you.

If you guys are living paycheck to paycheck like this then its just asking for trouble. If people bail you out now then the next time you guys run into financial issues you're still fucked. Where's your wife's job gonna go in the future? Get bumped up to manager at most in the future but I doubt it'll bring in much more money. Do you want to continue living in a trailer for the rest of your life? If I was in your position then I'd be looking to make money any way possible - either working nights or working weekends or find some way to work from home. If you've got a degree then I'd try find jobs related to that or I'd just try find any sort of work like being a security guard or someshit to start. Once the kids are in school I'd try to become an apprentice to be a some builder or something similar so that you learn some skills and have a way to keep making money.

>ive thought about it but it would mean no sleep
You're just gonna have to deal with it and make it work - it's not easy having kids. One of my best mates (same age as you) had a kid recently and he's still studying. He studies and looks after the kid at the same time.

>if a steel mill opened up nearby id apply
How are you gonna make it work with looking after the kids? I thought you just said it was an impossible situation? Sounds like you're making excuses here.
But even then, lets entertain the idea of the steel mill nearby - fucking everybody is gonna want to work there. Why would they hire some guy who has been sitting in a trailer for the last X years? On top of that, modern steel mills are a lot more automated than the ones from the old days - they won't be hiring as many people as you think they will.

Not gonna be easy but you gotta find a way to make it work OP. Good luck!

if any part of it feels sketch i wouldn't do it, but i know the field pays well.

havent figured out where the oils coming from yet but the coolant is leaking from near the radiator (radiator placement sucks ass on a 98 taurus)

Pretty much. I might go to the interview just for the experience.

>Time and tools
This is still that same mentality. You should of been collecting tools over the years as a kid and when an adult be set up to fix anything. You certainly have a computer and a trap and porn folder though right? You kids are fucked these days. Collecting the wrong things. Having the wrong priorities. Making the worst decisions. What the fuck would happen if the world ended and you were one of very few survivors? How the fuck you gonna keep yourself alive, let alone your kids n shit? You all spend your lives on the fucking Internet too much and don't know how to do shit

Name of the left cunt??

steel mill comment was a joke for the old timer.

But you have a valid point and I know its going to be tough and require sacrifices to get out of this situation. as for better job, the fiancee will be going back to school this fall to finish getting her psychology degree (dont get me started, i know it was a terrible choice) so she should be able to get into a better career.

As for myself, I plan on going back to school to get my certificate in IT so i can get a job I have some interest in, and I plan on doing that this fall as well. Other than that, Ive considered writing because I enjoy being creative and I know I have great writing ability but that doesn't stop my low self esteem form getting in the way.

doesnt sound like you have anything to lose

An engine has three parts; head, block, and oil pan. Now are you burning it or you have oil visible? Could be the head gasket if your spark plugs are covered in oil, could be the main seals if the block (or bad main bearings if the oil is going and you have a shit knocking noise) or your oil pan is leaking. Takes about 5 min to i.d. If it''s a mess spray it down with some mild warm water where the mess is and drive for a bit then check again. As for the coolant, sounds easy but your issue probably is lack of tools.

You fucking retard owning a ford. Cam shaft issues? $1,200? Not sure what it was? It's was a cam shaft sensor easy fix. You got robbed cause of your ignorance. You blew the head gasket cause your water pump was leaking and you over heated your car cause you don't lift the hood and check your fluids, you're not going to have heat if you can't keep the coolant in your car in the first place, could of replaced the pump before it went bad and saved you all this headache. Got news for you, that head is cracked, not just the gasket. People should help you cause you are retarded ignorant? Hitler truly did nothing wrong.

Don't try man. He just wants free money. He could fix his car if he wants too cause apparently he already know doing a radiator is hard on a tarus.

Pumps on those are a pain in the ass, @170k it was time the thing went. Since I doubt any fucker on this site follows proper maintenance schedule for their veihicle. Ride it till it breaks then complain that the company that made the car is poo. Maybe the lobes went or bearings spun on the cam?

>and I plan on doing that this fall as well
So what are you going to do until September? How are you two going to earn money when both of you are in school? You've got more than half a year to go before then.

>but that doesn't stop my low self esteem form getting in the way
Who the fuck cares? If you're good at writing then go write and try to get money for it. See if you can work for some website that writes essays for people or somehting.

>if any part of it feels sketch i wouldn't do it
If you had this opportunity come by you then I'm not sure you are in a position to say no to it. It sounds like you're making excuses to not work and just sit on your ass.

Why's your missus even sticking around? If she's earning all the money then you're another mouth to feed. If you don't get your shit together then she'll probably just dump your ass in 2-3 years after the youngest kid starts going to school.

fuck!

I pass on questionable jobs that make me feel shitty, I volunteer at a local soup kitchen in my free time. Have a family as well that I support by working six days a week.
>not op but question of ethics is per person varying.

Who is this on the left?

Yeah its fine to do that but all I'm saying is that in OP's situation beggers can't be choosers. He's said that he has no job and has made a bunch of excuses for passing on jobs throughout this thread. If you're in this situation and you've resorted to a gofundme page to get you money for a new car then you just have to take whatever job you get.

>I volunteer at a local soup kitchen in my free time. Have a family as well that I support by working six days a week.
Good shit bro

Holy smack would love to mate with something that find

OP is a lazy cunt. At 26 I had a wife and kid. I worked 10 hours per day at a job I fucking hated and got maybe 4 hours of sleep per day.

Because I'm a man, and a man takes care of his family, no matter what. The concept of staying at home while my wife worked to support us sounds insane to me.

It's time to grow the fuck up and provide for your family.

you're 26, white and you have 2 kids and you can't afford to repair your car?

why would I give you money? are you disabled or the victim of some other unfortunate event? don't say you have anxiety.

Waah it's too hard. Validating my point.
Not for $1200 did anything mechanically fail. He paid that much for a sensor to get replaced. Trust me I know. And yes fords are garbage. The trucks too. Spark plugs blowing out of Triton motors is the users fault? Stfu kid

Your not gonna get laid with piece of shit car. Don't just throw your money away slaving your youth away to repair some shitbox that's main purpose is to transport you back to prison. Why not just ride the bike and bus. You'll save money and be in great shape.

Why are you having multiple children with now way to support them? Tbh you sound like lazy white trash, begging for a handout online

>go be a electricians apprentice, plumbers apprentice, he'll any trade.

At least the pumps are pretty easy to change one those tho

So you're just gonna degrade yourself to nigger status and ask for handouts? Get a job like a man you lil bitch, I bet your mom still wipes your ass for you

Pretty much all cars are reliable these days if you maintain and don't abuse them.

>170k, headgasket which is to be replaced as listed in the book on ford's site if you had a stars id or mitchelle or even alldata.
>newer trucks plugs blowing out.
The fuck are you going on about?

The one on the left is Anna AJ