Sunday, March 8, 2009

When it rains it pours!!

So I drive a Ford Taurus. Since I have gotten married, I have not had the best of luck with my car. The plates expired end of November, and I only had to get emissions done this year. Well it took me clear until end of December first part of January to get my car registered. I had to replace the EGR valve. My dear husband tried to replace it, but was not successful, and not a happy camper after trying. So we got the part replaced, and took it in to get it tested, thinking it would pass, boy were we wrong. The guys at Jiffy Lube told us the only way to reset the computers for it to pass would be to drive up Parleys Canyon, going 55-65 mph and driving 50-60 miles before stopping, and turning around. Needless to say that is what had to be done, and we finally got it registered. Well a couple nights ago, my service engine soon light came on again. Once again it has to do with the EGR valve. When it came on again Landon told me he hated my car.

Well now that you have a little backround, I bought a radio and adapter kit at Circut City since they are going out of business. Well about 2 weeks ago, Landon started switching out my radio for me. I was so shocked at how soon he started doing it. Well he only switched the face plates out, and never connected any wires except the heater. Well today he thought he would finish up the project that he started, and ran wires that he needed to for my radio. ( I wish I would have taken a picture, but I didn't think I would have anything to blog about with the picture) So he finished wiring everything, and I had a working radio again! :D YAY! He put a cd in, and it worked! Well his parents had invited us over to dinner, and so I told him I wanted to take my car since I now had a radio. Well not to far from home, we were turning onto Redwood Road, and it felt like we hit a bump... and I probably don't have to go on, but I will. As soon as we hit it, the radio stopped, and I looked at him like what did you do. Well than I realized, not only did the radio turn off, but the brights in my car got turned on, and the airbag light was flashing at me. Yeah go big or go home I guess. Anyways, I'm tryin to be nice and not laugh too hard and just make it to his parents house. Well we get to his parents, and I turn the car off, and take the key out, and turn off the lights, only to realize the brights light is still on on my dash. So we decide to just leave it and go inside, well than we realize that the key fob is not working either, so I went to the door to push the lock button, oh and of course, that is not working either. So on the drive home, Landon decides to test a couple of other things, the windows, the interior light, the rear defrost, the windshield wipers and fluid, ( I think that was all) were not working at all either. Welcome to my life! So Landon did however just come in, and found out it was a fuse that everything was running off of. But still it made for a very interesting night!

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