Horrible evening.

[Shiroelex]

My car has had one bad night tonight. It started when I first got in it this morning. I jump in it, and pull forward out of my spot, when I hear this pop noise. I get out to look, to discover I had run over someone's carefully placed fast food bag, and had exploded ketchup packet all over my freshly waxed car. Perfect.

So I clean the crap off, and get going. I notice some obnoxious clunking noise from the back end, every time I take off. Long story short, I spent about 5 hours at my garage trying to find where the noise was coming from. Turns out, the upper control arm on the passenger side was really loose where it bolts to the body. Not a loose bolt or bad bushing. It just kind of flops around in there. Noone in town has the bushings for that. Great.

About an hour ago, I was out shopping. I had to turn around because a grandma had her car parked so far out of a spot, I could't make it down that row. I back up, and proceed to turn around, just to rash my front right rim on the damn curb. Spectacular.

Suffice to say, I'm a little upset about today's events, albeit they are far less important compared to some of the other problems people have been having on here. Does anyone have the link to the rim repair article handy?

EDIT:

So, instead of repairing this stupid control arm, I think I will just spend money I don't have, and replace it. Is this ok for a cheap alternative?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-0...017QQitemZ270034670009QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

[bullitt_2620]

Repair Article. Sorry to hear about your bad day, that sucks. I'm sure we have all been there before, I know I have. But on the plus side...you have a mustang so life aint that bad.

 

[OUTSHINE1969]

man sorry to her about your bad day/car.. a couple of days ago someone decide to put a beer bottle under one of my tires on pass side.. i usually do a "round check" but it was late and i was tired i never park my car outside but i was at a buddys house hangin out...anyway so i run over the bottle.. i knew immediatly what it was i jump out and take a look luckly no flat i checked it out next day it was ok some people have nothing better to do but screw with other peoples stuff!jealous a**holes!

 

[BurningRubber]

That sucks man, dont feel bad though.

The other night I was driving home and a truck infront of me ran over a rather large (really large...) chunk of cement just laying in the friggin road. So of course, it flys straight at my car, knicks my fender (took small part right down to the bare metal) and smashes into my windsheild...



As far as those control arms, they are made my GMS and someone had a "review" of them and a lower control arm of theirs had clean snapped apart. I dunno if id trust that.