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[quote=”barneyb” post=100167]My best POS story comes from my cousin. His daily driver had formally been a New York City Taxi. It had chain welded to the radiator cap and other items under the hood so that they couldn’t be stolen.
One day as we were tinkering on this thing, in conversation a mathematical question arose. He performed the calculation using a screwdriver in the paint on the hood.[/quote]
Funny. Makes me think of the things that car has probably seen in it’s service life.
I have had many a reliable POS as a daily driver throughout my life. No payments, liability insurance only, if the transmission goes it’s off to the wrecking yard. Both my now adult kids started out with cars far older than they were. That was some valuable education. We would start off with the stuff that could kill folks… brakes, tires, front end. Then we would go through ignition tune ups, belts, hoses. Actually, first step was usually to clean out under the hood so problems were easy to spot.
Bought each his own basic tools, each tool etched with initials. Break or lose one, kid earns replacement.
Since they had more time than money taught ’em things like rebuilding an alternator. Brushes and bearings are usually only a few bucks.
The payback for spending that time with them: I’m now old (70) and feeble (arthritis). My most used tool is the claw pickup thing for tools and parts I drop Either kid is willing and able to help me out with wrenching.
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