Car Problems

Seemingly out of nowhere we ran into some car problems, and that’s always a bummer, especially because we are so dependent on them. We were driving to hockey practice and it was not a problem, when stopped for a bite to eat beforehand. As soon as we got back into the car, it sounded like a loud motorcycle. Clearly something was amiss with the muffler, and was it ever embarrassing. You hear loud cars all the time and want them to fix the problem, and now here we are, a part of the problem.

This development was not surprising, because a year back the guys at Bob’s told us that the manifold for the exhaust coming out of the catalytic converter (CC) was loose. They said the bolt was rusted to the point where they couldn’t replace it, but that as long as the other bolts held, it was fine. Once those bolts went, however, then the manifold couldn’t be removed, and we’d need a new CC. It went something like that, and as you can imagine, it would have been expensive.

Once the final bolt went, I figured that time had come and called Meunier to see if they could squeeze us in. He said bring it in and leave it and they’d fix it when they could, which I really appreciated because the are busy and booked for days. Interestingly enough, he also said they could simply replace the manifold, which was a different story than I initially heard. Don’t get me wrong, I was stoked, but it just goes to show you, it’s a good idea to get a second opinion.

Anyway, they fixed the car the same day, and we were ready to get back on the road. We had one car over the weekend, so if you could say there was a silver lining, it was that the timing of the problem was about as good as it can get. Thanks to the guys at Meunier.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Petr Kovar for the pic.