So after knocking a curb, I smashed my track rod end.
Ordered new parts for it.
Havent got any tools to fit them myself.
I need to replace the exhaust, but cant get the downpipe off as the socket extender is in my boot.
I NOW cant get into my boot as when i moved my sub into my backseat, it must of altered something in the alarm to not open the boot.
Anyone want to come and buy my car?! Iv just about had enough.
Really considering selling up
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Mate weve all been there with these cars and like any other old car it does test your patience at times. Sounds like your having a right mare, my normal course of action when I feel like torching the thing is walk away give it 24 hours and youl find the love, gusto or what ever again 
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steve_k
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Chill out have a beer (or 6) & leave it till the next day & you'll feel ready & calm enough to tackle it.
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
getting oral sex off an ugly person is like rock climbing.....don't look down ;)
getting oral sex off an ugly person is like rock climbing.....don't look down ;)
As always polsta with a useless post.polsta wrote:sounds like its your doing and not the cars doing
Back to the topic, do as the others have said and take a step away from the car for a day or two. Can you borrow the extension from a mate, perhaps they've got a ball joint splitter as well.
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I'm with jimbob, ask around your mate's to see if they've got the tools you need. If not try a few local garages (i did before I got all the tools I found out I needed) as they might let you borrow them for a day or two.
don't give up, it all come's good in the end, look at verde & his "ringer".
don't give up, it all come's good in the end, look at verde & his "ringer".
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
getting oral sex off an ugly person is like rock climbing.....don't look down ;)
getting oral sex off an ugly person is like rock climbing.....don't look down ;)
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No quitters allowed on the zone. 
Stop your whining and get on with it. Be a man!
Stop your whining and get on with it. Be a man!
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PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would
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baxter-e30
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ive got an xr4 sierra tucked away and im the same some days mate and it does test my patience..but u gotta sleep on it and the love will come back man!!
The boot not opening might actually be the central locking issue rearing it's head. Look up the wiki for it. All it takes is a wire.
Old cars need lovin'. New cars are just as much a pain in the arse, but you can't even entertain working on them, and the garage will charge you far more than giving your current baby a little tlc.
Take a step back, have a ciggie, go down the pub, have a chat wiv yer bruvs, and it's amazing how you feel at three in the morning, pissed up with a tear in your eye lying across the bonnet of your e30 trying to explain that it was just a 'thing' and that'll you'll never threaten to leave it again.
We've all been there.
Old cars need lovin'. New cars are just as much a pain in the arse, but you can't even entertain working on them, and the garage will charge you far more than giving your current baby a little tlc.
Take a step back, have a ciggie, go down the pub, have a chat wiv yer bruvs, and it's amazing how you feel at three in the morning, pissed up with a tear in your eye lying across the bonnet of your e30 trying to explain that it was just a 'thing' and that'll you'll never threaten to leave it again.
We've all been there.
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aimlessrock
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E30's are well engineered and straight forward to work on
...track rods are not rocket science and if you can't borrow
The tools then get down to halfords, the are not expensive.
Never give up, buying a car is easy... Restoring one is far more worthy.
Keep you chin up mate.
...track rods are not rocket science and if you can't borrow
The tools then get down to halfords, the are not expensive.
Never give up, buying a car is easy... Restoring one is far more worthy.
Keep you chin up mate.
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"there is nothing more expensive than a cheap E30"
190 Mercedes (1988)
"there is nothing more expensive than a cheap E30"
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I've got an E21 tucked away, now been nearly 4 years, not lost any faith in sorting these cars out.
Get it sorted and you'll be smiling again
Get it sorted and you'll be smiling again
If you Got "Haters",Then your doing something Right!
CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL
Rough with the smooth..
I found working on my car became a lot less stressful once I bought a decent sized socket set. Having a bulk of sockets and bars etc in one case made it enjoyable rather than going to my parents place and raiding my Dad's scattered collection.. Halfords do a few relatively decent sets.
As everyone else has said, have a day away from it, read some build threads on here.. That normally gets me going again..
I found working on my car became a lot less stressful once I bought a decent sized socket set. Having a bulk of sockets and bars etc in one case made it enjoyable rather than going to my parents place and raiding my Dad's scattered collection.. Halfords do a few relatively decent sets.
As everyone else has said, have a day away from it, read some build threads on here.. That normally gets me going again..
Don't give up ! I almost did on mine look at my earlier thread ! I had a rubbish b30 which has now become a lovely b32 ! Will post a build thread in time ! The name is big red lol love it to bits ! Bottom line is I was low now glad I kept it ! And you probably will have haters telling you get shot its worthless but don't keep at it !
Just spat my coffee out reading this!Funnybear wrote: it's amazing how you feel at three in the morning, pissed up with a tear in your eye lying across the bonnet of your e30 trying to explain that it was just a 'thing' and that'll you'll never threaten to leave it again.
We've all been there.
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I agree, looking at the profile pic, it could do with fragging...!pacerpete wrote:Is it weighed yet ?
PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would