I learned that night to do things to remind me like place a stool in front of the garage as a reminder or, as Doug Porsche noted, a red microfiber towel under the wiper as reminders.
I had an old car I was doing rally cross with. I replaced the fuel pump and put on fresh fuel lines. Car ran better, but half way through a race, it seemed starved for fuel and would barely run. I had to give it tons of throttle to keep it going. Problem persisted all day. Managed to get home and found that I had forgot to tighten the hose clamps. All of the fuel lines were in place, but the clamps were swinging on the hoses. Gas leaking everywhere. Easy fix, but so dumb. Lucky I did not burn it down.
(In my defense.... a friend was helping. He worked the lever on the old discarded pump to see how it worked. It sprayed gas directly in my eyes.... so there were some distractions during the assembly process. Garden hose in my face. Checking to see if I needed a doctor. Etc.)
While driving the Jalpa, I went over a plastic bag that was blowing around on the freeway. I got home and smelt a serious burning odor coming from the engine bay. I panicked and got the extinguisher. Turned out the plastic bag had gone under the car, sucked up into the engine bay, and wrapped itself all around the exhaust. For several months the car would smell like burning plastic when it got warm. I guess the dumb part is that I went into a panic every time I drove it for months.
I always worry about running over plastic or any kind of bag for fear that it might get sucked up somewhere and cause a problem. If I can't avoid running over it I look in my rear view mirror and hope I see it go out the back end.
Mark , I would have loved to hear the string of words you connected after that little incident. Chris, looks like you and I are brothers in unconnected fuel lines. I have another really funny one. This was in my Hummer. I kept smelling gas really strong so I had my wife call the shop. I checked under the hood etc. but saw no leak. She set up a tow truck since I was afraid to drive it. She came in , cancelled the tow truck and said she fixed my truck. I said no way. She proceeded to show me the tipped over gas can in the bed that leaked every time I drove it. You cant see down in the bed of an H2 SUT unless you are looking over the edge or open the gate.Now that is dumb.
It seemed that top horror stories involved some sort of gasoline I gotta double check that thing in the house and make sure the can and bottle are in good condition and all tightly sealed.
Well nothing to add really and the only thing I have rolled on or over lately is the pavement. Hopefully, I will never need the SlipLo I installed on the nose.🙏
In reading this thread, I am surprised there is no mention of drinking a whiskey, in USA, called Yukon Jack and doing dumb things.
I've done so many dumb things and perhaps the dumbest; opening the refrigerator, placing my car key on shelf, then forgetting and not being able to find the key for days.
I left my cell on the roof of my car and didn’t realize it until I turned the corner and sped off. I backtracked my course and found it in pieces along the street. The only part that wasn’t damaged was the neoprene cover.
I think we all have those moments. We built out a room over the garage for an office so it lowered the garage ceiling a bit. Brought the Maserati GT Spyder home from a spirited drive and tried to put the top up after pulling into a garage with only a 8' ceiling. Fortunately, didn't do any damage as the roof mechanism just stopped at the point of contact. You'd think I would have learned...but no...the first week I had my beautiful gated G 50th home, I was wiping down the car in the garage and opened the engine bay only to hear a loud thud followed by my usual stream of expletives. The wing slammed into the roof of the garage. Again, super lucky no damage, scratches or even a mark but what a jacka$$, the same mistake TWICE!
Russ, I've done the tender thing as well. Once with the Maser and once with one of the Ducati. Hmmm...seems to be a theme here. Not learning from my mistakes??? Who mentioned a pre-flight checklist? Sounds like a good idea.
LeeT, your story is hilarious! There's a reason we call our ladies our "better half"
DucFiend, your story reminded me of another of mine. Then-fiance and I drove across the country in our mid-20's from MD to CA to relocate. We packed pretty much everything we owned into her 94 Acura Integra hatchback 5 speed and put a bike rack with both bikes on the roof. We drove for 2 weeks to see many national parks in US and in Canada with the bikes on the roof, obviously, the whole time. Drove into our hotel in Vancouver, Canada right under the steel awning at the reception desk...... that was 1 inch too low for my handlebars. Drove in at speed, of course, so it was quite a forceful bump followed by a screeeeching sound as the whole assembly scraped down the roof and the hatchback glass with a hideous sound! If you are wondering what gives way first: the Thule roof rack attachment 'feet' that wrap slightly under the top of the roof inside the door frame, or the roof itself, well wonder no more! The attachment 'feet' are likely only $10/each but the roof and rear spoiler was $2,500 to rework and repaint. I only guess at the costs of the Thule attachments since they were just fine. Don't have the car, bikes, or Thule rack any more, but I have the wife.
I think we all have those moments. We built out a room over the garage for an office so it lowered the garage ceiling a bit. Brought the Maserati GT Spyder home from a spirited drive and tried to put the top up after pulling into a garage with only a 8' ceiling. Fortunately, didn't do any damage as the roof mechanism just stopped at the point of contact. You'd think I would have learned...but no...the first week I had my beautiful gated G 50th home, I was wiping down the car in the garage and opened the engine bay only to hear a loud thud followed by my usual stream of expletives. The wing slammed into the roof of the garage. Again, super lucky no damage, scratches or even a mark but what a jacka$$, the same mistake TWICE!
Russ, I've done the tender thing as well. Once with the Maser and once with one of the Ducati. Hmmm...seems to be a theme here. Not learning from my mistakes??? Who mentioned a pre-flight checklist? Sounds like a good idea.
Clyde, sounds like a good trade to me! Sounds like a great trip!
Russ, at 51, I still refuse to use that three letter word! I probably never will as I am forever 25 in my head!
My mishaps started probably around 13 when I jumped from a 30ft tall mulberry tree at my grandparents home on a home made zip line trying to replicate a James Bond stunt...you can only imagine how that ended!
Russ we are not getting old we are getting seasoned. Those are funny stories. I had an employee got a $1000 bonus, cashed the check, got drunk and lost it. He had already boked a vacation so came to me Monday asking for a loan. He was sure one of his friends stole it. Well 3 months later when he lit the grill for the first time in the spring he found the envelope on fire with $1000 in it. Luckily it did not burn up all the cash. I am much more careful with gas and alcohol now.
I left my cell on the roof of my car and didn’t realize it until I turned the corner and sped off. I backtracked my course and found it in pieces along the street. The only part that wasn’t damaged was the neoprene cover.
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