Subtle mechanic in Butte?

[iceman]

A picture I took of my car a few years ago:

Aren't you a Subaru mechanic?

[Timberridge]

Exactly. You can only do so many head gaskets before you go crazy.

[jamal]

Aren't you a Subaru mechanic?

Mostly cost me time but that car was a huge pain in my ass the first year i had it. Bought it, had to replace headgaskets right away, then it spun a rod bearing a few months later. Has been good for 6 years since though.

[BmillsSkier]

I just talked to Wolley's brother. I am headed over to Butte.

Not to be morbid, since we're talking about a guy who just lost his car here, but I'm curious how easy it is to part out a car like this.

[2FUNKY]

Not to be morbid, since we're talking about a guy who just lost his car here, but I'm curious how easy it is to part out a car like this.

Pound of tannerite outa do it.

[riser4]

Pound of tannerite outa do it.

Careful, you might lose a leg.

[adrenalated]

Not to be morbid, since we're talking about a guy who just lost his car here, but I'm curious how easy it is to part out a car like this.

Generally easier than selling a car that needs an engine.

[ill-advised strategy]

guy: It's a Subaru Outback
subtle mechanic: hmmm, those are OK I guess.

[Bromontana]

Careful, you might lose a leg.

He sounds like John C Reilly when he says "eghh blew my leg off!"

[iceman]

Does his leg actually get blown off? I don't really want to watch that if so.

[Harry]

I bought the Subaru and Wooley's brother now has enough cash to rent a car to get home plus a night in a motel. He is a really nice guy traveling with his 2 very well behaved kids. Feel bad for the guy.

I can't bring the car here because of condo rules. The motor spins over super easy, so I am sure it has zero compression on one or more cylinders. It definitely is not seized. I am getting it towed to an independent shop, hopefully I can flip it for a profit, if not, I helped out the family of a fellow mag.

When I got there, Wooley was being a good uncle and had taken the kids to the Mining Museum while dad dealt with the shitshow. He showed up later and I got to meet a fellow mag in the flesh.

[BmillsSkier]

I bought the Subaru and Wooley's brother now has enough cash to rent a car to get home plus a night in a motel. He is a really nice guy traveling with his 2 very well behaved kids. Feel bad for the guy.

I can't bring the car here because of condo rules. The motor spins over super easy, so I am sure it has zero compression on one or more cylinders. It definitely is not seized. I am getting it towed to an independent shop, hopefully I can flip it for a profit, if not, I helped out the family of a fellow mag.

When I got there, Wooley was being a good uncle and had taken the kids to the Mining Museum while dad dealt with the shitshow. He showed up later and I got to meet a fellow mag in the flesh.

That's pretty rad of you, given the circumstances. Hope it's a win for everyone.

[wooley12]

You're a good man charlie brown. Glad to meet ya.

[RootSkier]

So I've got a question. does one say "BUTT" as in my ass, or BE-UTE like "Hey that outback with the blown iengine is BE-UTE-TI-FUL." Because it would be really cool to say "today I got towed by the BUTT-SPIRIT."

Serious? It's pronounced like the common geographical feature: ARMPIT.

[garyfromterrace]

Nice one Harry.

[Bromontana]

Does his leg actually get blown off? I don't really want to watch that if so.

I didn't check snopes, but it seems legit. Merica.

[abraham]

Serious? It's pronounced like the common geographical feature: ARMPIT.

Don't let farmer hear you say that, he gets defensive

[Jumper Bones]

Yeah my family's from Butte bruh

[muted]

.....showed up later and I got to meet a fellow mag in the flesh.

He was naked?

[wooley12]

I did a naked picture in another thread, but the mod took it down. Seriously. Sorry to disappoint.

[wooley12]

BTW. Shopping for a "need it today" used car in Butte was a trip. We test drove a Rav for 7k. Salesman noted that it had good tires. Well, they were round and black and held air with about 500 left on 3 of them. The ABS light was on. The Subaru dealer didn't have anything and sent us across the stree to his buddy Slick at another used car lot. When Slick started to fast talk us into a car for $17k I said to my brother and Slick "I feel like a freshman coed being tossed around at a frat party". Slick never batted an eye. We almost fell into a real world heuristic trap until Harry read it right and pulled us back.

[BmillsSkier]

So what did he roll out of town in?

I hope it wasn't something like this:

[wooley12]

GMC Acadia rental from Enterprise. Loaded with 2 kids, camping gear and a 15' Coleman canoe we tied to the top. Last contact I had with him, they were staying in a yurt for 2 nights. With no cell service.

[Harry]

Wooley's brother is a decent guy. He was running around Butte looking at all these cars, not realizing the same guy owns every car lot on that street. He would leave one lot, and the friendly salesman would call ahead to the next dealer to tell them a sucker was headed their way. When I met up with him he was about to go crazy from the massive fuck job he was going through.

You can tell a lot about someone by their kids, and when Wooley brought the kids back from the Museum and mine tour, I was impressed by how polite and well-behaved his two 8-10 y/o boys were.

My mechanic has not had a chance to tear into it yet, so I have no idea if I will make money or lose money on this deal. But it felt good to help a guy out who was in a tough spot.

[old goat]

Wooley's brother is a decent guy. He was running around Butte looking at all these cars, not realizing the same guy owns every car lot on that street. He would leave one lot, and the friendly salesman would call ahead to the next dealer to tell them a sucker was headed their way. When I met up with him he was about to go crazy from the massive fuck job he was going through.

You can tell a lot about someone by their kids, and when Wooley brought the kids back from the Museum and mine tour, I was impressed by how polite and well-behaved his two 8-10 y/o boys were.

My mechanic has not had a chance to tear into it yet, so I have no idea if I will make money or lose money on this deal. But it felt good to help a guy out who was in a tough spot.

The mine and museum tour probably made their trip. Now they can skip Disneyland.