Death knell of a Rio, likely the end of its run
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Death knell of a Rio, likely the end of its run
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Nov 18 2014, 10:22 PM
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Resident Guitar Guru Group: Leader Posts: 3,734 Posts Per Day: 0.64 Thanks Received: 437 Trader Stats: 4 (100%) Joined: 28-May 08 From: South Lyon, MI Member No.: 6,125 Mood: Pensive |
Last night we made a family run to the grocery store to get some stuff. When we pulled into the driveway and stopped by the side door to unload, my wife looks over at me (we took her car) and asks "the brake pedal's not supposed to go to the floor, is it?" Well, no, hon... it's not. Unloaded the car, got everything and everyone inside the house and then I pulled the car into the garage for her (and so I can try to figure out what happened). As I'm walking back to the house I notice a puddle on the driveway. You guessed it: brake fluid.
Head back out to the garage, pop the hood and check the master cylinder: bone dry. Not a big surprise. Everything under the hood looks dry, though. No leak up here. Fire up the compressor and pull off the LF wheel. Nothing looks too bad in here, either. But wait... I think I see a drip back there... Put the wheel back on, drop it down and take the trouble light farther back. Ah, yes... here we are. The leak. Seems that at least one of the solid lines back to the rear wheels rusted through and finally popped when she stopped last night. I can't tell which one it is, but they're both corroded pretty badly. Certainly more trouble than the car's worth to try and fix it myself. So now the search is on for a new vehicle. Likely going to be a minivan, what with 2 growing kids and all. That Rio is/was a pretty decent little bucket. -------------------- |
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Nov 19 2014, 06:53 PM
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That Guy.. Group: Leader Posts: 6,687 Posts Per Day: 1.17 Thanks Received: 724 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 20-September 08 From: Neenah, WI Member No.: 6,539 Mood: Thankful |
Ben i really would get the car, but it would cost to much for me to come and get it. Plus i dont have room for another car. If i lived by you, in a hart beat.
-------------------- "This may be true but it is a chrysler sebring which is synonomous with being a p.o.s. car. Personally I gotta say it's getting really tiring having to clean off the sopping wet panties from my Hyundai Elantra every morning. Bitches love Hyundais." "Sometimes you wonder how the sperm that made that idiot was the fastest swimmer. . . Must've had a "race motor" in it with nass under the hood. . . " - Alex2013gt |
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