I commented there (and will probably be banished to the grays as a result), but holy fuck is this guy an idiot. Yeah, the first 40 or 50 columns about the beaters he buys and tries to fix were humorous, but now it’s just tedious. Then’s there’s his decision to flood the engine of his Willys AND leave it parked in freezing temps for a week without taking care of the problem he created. And any number of other dumb decisions that others have commented on in his posts.
But now he decided to drive his Jeep pickup 700 miles while knowing that it was leaking oil onto his pants and shoes, as well as the clutch, brake, and gas pedals. It’s been leaking oil onto the clutch, brake, and gas pedals since August of last year! He “figur[ed] that whatever oil was in the speedometer would eventually run out and [he’d] just pull the gauge and rebuild the clearly broken speedo later. But the oil never stopped gushing.” Despite that, and despite having had months to repair it, nah - let’s hop on the highway and drive the truck for 700 miles, where he then is going to use it to cart 800 lbs of Chinese car around NY, then drive 700 miles back. All it takes is one time where a quick stop is required, he goes to slam on the brakes and his foot slips off, and then someone else’s property gets damaged or, worst case, someone gets injured.
This guy should be fired just for being a moron. And yes, I am triggered by this stupidity. Sorry.