What a day I have had with my Z !

 

It started at 7am on my way to the station, the stearing and braking felt really ropey. pulled into a petrol station to find the fron drivers tyre bearly flat.

 

Went to pump the tyre and the air hose promptly released what little air was left and wouldnt put any more in. Complained to the girl behind the counter who said it wasn't her problem...

 

As I had to be at work on time stupidly drove the mile to the station with the intention of changing the wheel when I got back.

 

As I thought it would be a fair chance the spare would be flat, I asked the wife to drop off the foot pump in the car for me during the day.

 

Came back home early for the little one's school play to try and pump the trye first, no joy. So it was in a taxi to get back in time for the play (£11 for a 5 mile trip !).

 

After the play it was off to Halfords for some tyre weld (buy one get one free) and an electric pump, just in case I could get the trye inflated without changing it. One can of trye weld later and the trye would still not pump up.

 

During this time, the car door had closed and the alarm locked the doors. Guess where the keys were. Yes, the ignition. :rant:

 

Another call to the wife to bring the spare keys. In the meentime the new electric pump decided to pack up !

 

Wife arrives and I get the doors open and the spare out. Jacked the car adn changed the wheel to fine the tyre was torn nearly all the way round on the inside rim. That will teach me to drive it flat. :rant:

 

Get the get me home on the car and that one won't pump up ! another call to the wife to bring the other can of tyre weld over ( I had left the second can in her car).

 

While I was waiting, I thought I would run the engine as the internal lights had been on for quite a while when the doors had locked and the battery was flat ! Went to the station and one of the staff lent me their jump lead generator thingy. This proved not to have enough charge so decided the Z had one and when the wife arrived with the kids in tow, I called it a day.

 

On the way home the little one started to complain of being hot and having a tummy ache then sure enough threw up all over the back of the car. :eek:

 

Get her into the house, turn the light on and It blows the fuse :rant:

 

So tomorrow, I have my father in law driving me to the station. He will pick up the wheel and get the trye replaced and then meet me at 7:30 tomorrow night to change the wheel and jump start the car.

 

The only good thing is I feel like a true memeber of the club now :rofl

ROTFPMSL!!!! the joys of z ownership. it will be worth it tho when its working right

Edited December 16, 200817 yr by hellraiser

I hate them kinda days.

Oh that really does suck! What a day!

Sounds just like a normal day :D

LOL sorry mate but thats one of the funniest threads for a while. I know how you feel, as i have days like this. Those are the kind of days you just want to go to bed and finish the day off so tomorrow can come quicker.

Zeds are like marmite, you either love em or hate em............

Still giggling as typing this. lol

Stu

just think, youve had about a month's worth of bad luck in one day, time for some good luck i think!

Months worth!!! bad luck is my second name....i known for it!!! Always makes me smile to think that someone is getting kicked around like me LOL Funny thread though!!

I had to write it down as I couldnt' believe so much could go wrong in 2 hours !

 

Everyone I have mentioned it to at work have wet themselves laughing.

 

Just as an update, my father in law gave me a lift to the station this morning and took the wheel to get a new tyre and has put it on the car. He then put jump leads on and it starts OK so no damage to the electrics from puting the leads on the wrong way. the benefits of working for the Council :nelson:

 

Only problem is the battery doesn't appear to be holding charge. He is going to meet me this evening to jump start it again and if it won't restart after going home it is off to Halfords for a new battery !

if i was you i would go to the local car spares than get ripped off at halfrauds. lol