Words to live by

Never buy a car in the dark.

My latest Volvo is pink

Also...
Don't tug on Superman's cape
Don't spit into the wind
Don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
Don't mess around with Jim

jrw1621 wrote: Also... Don't tug on Superman's cape Don't spit into the wind Don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger Don't mess around with Jim

LOVE THAT SONG!! Too bad he died so young (plane crash) - he could have been one of the all time greats.

Sorry to hear about your pink car, JD. I would recommend NOT changing the tranny fluid (inside joke).

tuna55 wrote: Sorry to hear about your pink car, JD. I would recommend NOT changing the tranny fluid (inside joke).

LOW BLOW!

Actually a trans service and synthetic fluid is the first thing its getting. Bought it with "no 3rd gear" but it drove home just fine despite having no fluid on the dipstick. The underside is COATED with burnt ATF......are there such things as Transmission Bolt Gnomes?

It's ok. I bought a motorcycle and I knew it was pink before I paid for it.

In reply to Junkyard_Dog:

If it's any consolation, it was only down two qts. I tightened them all and now it seems fine. RTV on the oil drain seems to be holding...for now... just like it seemed to the first time. Hope that seal gets here fast. Then I can deal with the exhaust leak, the blown heater core and a few other things.

Also Don't sweat the petty stuff Don't pet the sweaty stuff

Junkyard_Dog wrote: I will never buy a car in the dark again

Fixxed

M2Pilot wrote: Also Don't sweat the petty stuff Don't pet the sweaty stuff

ALWAYS pet the sweaty things!

Let me guess - the lovely shade of 'old band-aid?' That's worse than the split-pea green they did in the late '70s!

Solution: rattlecan.

neon4891 wrote:

Junkyard_Dog wrote: I will never buy a car in the dark again

Fixxed

Highly unlikely, since I can never pass up a great deal. But I could certainly do without the ice storm that was also going on

What are we talking here...............Pepto Bismol pink.....or more like a faded red to light pinkish hue kinda pink? Maybe a former Mary Kay car? And of course being a manly kind of man, if anyone calls your car pink you just reply.........."That's not pink, that's salmon".

Not Pepto pink-I've had several faded red Miatas and can recognize that color in almost zero light. It looks maroon except in direct sunlight or under the fluorescents. Then it takes on a rosy pinkish tint. Mary Kay car is a possibility. I'll have to take pictures once the ice melts.

tuna55 wrote: In reply to Junkyard_Dog: If it's any consolation, it was only down two qts. I tightened them all and now it seems fine. RTV on the oil drain seems to be holding...for now... just like it seemed to the first time. Hope that seal gets here fast. Then I can deal with the exhaust leak, the blown heater core and a few other things.

Since the transmission supposedly holds only 3.5 qts, 2 qts low could not be good.

How the heck dark was it that you couldn't tell the car was pink??? Are you sure it's a Volvo?

iceracer wrote:

tuna55 wrote: In reply to Junkyard_Dog: If it's any consolation, it was only down two qts. I tightened them all and now it seems fine. RTV on the oil drain seems to be holding...for now... just like it seemed to the first time. Hope that seal gets here fast. Then I can deal with the exhaust leak, the blown heater core and a few other things.

Since the transmission supposedly holds only 3.5 qts, 2 qts low could not be good.

Try 8

Pics... gotta see this. Must admit, "pink volvo" sounds vaguely... rude.