Your biggest DIY screwups

Glambutang · 12-04-2013, 07:44 PM

Not the z but on my old car 2002 s500 i did something that was a great life lesson. One of the front struts got a leak so i decided to replace it on my own and being a highschool kid who thinks he knows everything i screw up big time. So long story short after 16 hours of struggle, and locking only set of keys in the trunk i took it on 400 mile road trip next day. Right in the middle of the trip at 3 am car displays error saying that brakes need immediate service and air pump for suspension stops working. So im in the middle of nowhere, no AAA, its pouring, car is all the way to the ground, and the worst part there is no service. Man that was scary. Eventually after towing it back home and receiving estimate for the repairs I just sold the car as is. From this i learned
1- let professionals deal with it.
2- never buy benz without warranty.

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12-04-2013, 07:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Glambutang Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New York Posts: 86 Drives: Honda, im a ricer Rep Power: 14	Not the z but on my old car 2002 s500 i did something that was a great life lesson. One of the front struts got a leak so i decided to replace it on my own and being a highschool kid who thinks he knows everything i screw up big time. So long story short after 16 hours of struggle, and locking only set of keys in the trunk i took it on 400 mile road trip next day. Right in the middle of the trip at 3 am car displays error saying that brakes need immediate service and air pump for suspension stops working. So im in the middle of nowhere, no AAA, its pouring, car is all the way to the ground, and the worst part there is no service. Man that was scary. Eventually after towing it back home and receiving estimate for the repairs I just sold the car as is. From this i learned 1- let professionals deal with it. 2- never buy benz without warranty.