guzzi replied:

He must be related to my wife, the mechanical sympathy gene is non existent on her side of the family.
She eventually got around to telling me that her car was making a noise, she thought it was a fan belt and it had been noisy for a couple of weeks.
Yes it was a belt noise, it was the aircon belt screaming as it was dragged aroungd the seized aircon compressor. It was winter so it never occurred to her that the air con wasn't working.
Different time same car, we are going somewhere in HER car, and I ask "When did that vibration start?" answer a week or so ago, cause drive shaft centre bearing and front and rear uni's.
Her family was bred to keep mechanics in a job..........

Bonz (Vic) replied:

I used to hear every ping and squeal and grind but these days I am hard of hearing I hear nothing

hoyks replied:

Sounds like my uncle.

His boat trailer had a wheel bearing that sounded a bit second hand, so he tows it 2km to the local garage. Mechanic comes out with a trolley jack, jacks up the offending wheel that promptly falls off the axle and onto the ground.

Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) replied:

My mates, dad's mate had one of those front engined V8 Porsche's.

Driving along he was one day when the "Check Coolant" light came on. Soo, he turned on the air conditioning. Coolant for occupant? Right?

Result? One siezed Porsche V8.

Cost? Heaps!!

Geoff

Member - Stephen M (NSW) replied:

Thank god my wife is very observant when it comes to the car, I have drummed it into her watch the gauges especially the temp and any abnormal noises. Only problem is now with her new car (Toyota) guess what no temp gauge only an idiot light glows green when the engine is cold then once it warms up that goes out and nothing. So I hope that in the event of a hose ever splitting or radiator blowing that it gives you some form of audible warning as well cause I doubt the little red light will attract any attention during the daytime. What a stupid set up by Toyota. I always threaten her she will be the one catching the bus if she fails to notice the temp rise and she cooks it. Now I no that if the temp gauge falls to cold it is also a sign of instant dump of coolant so there would be no hot coolant to pass the the temp probe mmm Wonder if there will be any warning only just thought of that. I would prefer a gauge where you can see what the temps doing before any thing major can go wrong. Me thinking might invest in one of those alarms for water temp or loss. Some one on here sells them but cant remember who.Regards Steve

Member - eerfree(QLD) replied:

I was being driven by my wife in her car and her hands were shaking on the wheel, so I suggest she should get the front end checked - her rather sharp reply was, why should I get the front end checked it is the steering wheel that is wobbling !!!- Sigh.

eerfree