Now this is how to do a "What should I do?" thread..
Discussion
Saw this over on another tech forum I frequent. Yes, I know its American, but the first response is, well, brilliant. I LOL'd.
Initial Post -
So, my boyfriend bought a 96 Cherokee XJ SE, for way too much, like around $3,000. It broke down and he has put another $2,500 in it and totally rebuilt the engine and did a lot of after market work on it. He has and will do all the labor himself, he refuses to pay for labor. Now, he finds out that the motor needs to be taken back out and fixed again and is looking at another $700. I said he should just sell it and wipe his hands clean, he says he won't make enough.
Firstly, what is your guys' opinion on what he should do? Secondly, how much do you think he could make parting it versus just the whole car as is?
Thanks for your guys' opinions!
The first response -
You want my opinion? Ok…
Shut the hell up. You’re not his wife. You’re not paying for the repairs. It’s absolutely none of your business what he does with his Jeep or his money. I know your type well… first it’s “Sell the Jeep because it’s costing too much money.” Then it’s “No, you can’t go spend the weekend with your buddies because I need you to take me shopping.” Then it’s “Oh gee, honey… I’m pregnant. Gosh, I have no idea how that happened.”
You’re a DreamKiller. You kill a guy’s dreams, take away his future, tie him down with a fat mortgage and too many babies, and turn him into just another miserable guy wondering, “How the hell did I get here?”
Do you really want to help him? Here’s what you do… go to your local library (it’s a big building with books inside) and check out a couple of books on rebuilding engines. Read them, over and over, until YOU understand what needs to be done. Then help him get that engine out and rebuild it. Tie your hair back in a ponytail, put on some old jeans and get your hands dirty. Hand him wrenches, hold the light, pull the wire connectors apart, help him get the hood off… help him with anything he needs. When he gets tired, run inside and make him a hot lunch or dinner. Fix him coffee, hot chocolate, whatever he wants. (But NO beer. Beer is for when the job is done.)
Then when the day is over and you’re both exhausted from working on the engine, push him into a hot shower and jump in with him. Scrub his back, wash his hair, rinse him off, and dry him with fluffy towels still hot from the dryer. Then push him into bed and screw his ears off. Then get up the next day and do it all over again.
Make him realize that rebuilding an engine is a slow and methodical process. Make him realize that every step should be regarded as surgery; every step must be perfect… perfect torque, perfect fit, perfectly clean. If you run into a step that you just can’t figure out, ask for help from someone who knows what he’s doing. Are you cute? Put on a low-cut top, show some cleavage and go (by yourself) to the local Jeep shop, and explain to the guys that you are helping your boyfriend to rebuild his engine and neither of you can figure out this one little step, and do they have any advice…
Think it won’t work? Think again. We guys love to help cute girls, even if they have a boyfriend. (Hey, maybe you’ve got a sister, or girlfriend…)
But absolutely DO NOT whine or complain. Do not say a single negative thing. Not a single “Oooooo, I broke a nail.” If you break a nail, or cut your finger, or bang a knuckle, you just shut up and DEAL WITH IT. You should be a hopelessly optomistic, never-say-die cheerleader, encouraging him every step of the way.
That’s my opinion.
They haven't locked the thread yet, but I suspect this might spread pretty quickly.
Link to thread - http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/96-jeep-cheroke...
Should also be noted I appear to have failed at formatting completely. Why I can get test to work but not the rest is beyond me.
Edit - Nevermind, got it. Stupid me.
Initial Post -
So, my boyfriend bought a 96 Cherokee XJ SE, for way too much, like around $3,000. It broke down and he has put another $2,500 in it and totally rebuilt the engine and did a lot of after market work on it. He has and will do all the labor himself, he refuses to pay for labor. Now, he finds out that the motor needs to be taken back out and fixed again and is looking at another $700. I said he should just sell it and wipe his hands clean, he says he won't make enough.
Firstly, what is your guys' opinion on what he should do? Secondly, how much do you think he could make parting it versus just the whole car as is?
Thanks for your guys' opinions!
The first response -
You want my opinion? Ok…
Shut the hell up. You’re not his wife. You’re not paying for the repairs. It’s absolutely none of your business what he does with his Jeep or his money. I know your type well… first it’s “Sell the Jeep because it’s costing too much money.” Then it’s “No, you can’t go spend the weekend with your buddies because I need you to take me shopping.” Then it’s “Oh gee, honey… I’m pregnant. Gosh, I have no idea how that happened.”
You’re a DreamKiller. You kill a guy’s dreams, take away his future, tie him down with a fat mortgage and too many babies, and turn him into just another miserable guy wondering, “How the hell did I get here?”
Do you really want to help him? Here’s what you do… go to your local library (it’s a big building with books inside) and check out a couple of books on rebuilding engines. Read them, over and over, until YOU understand what needs to be done. Then help him get that engine out and rebuild it. Tie your hair back in a ponytail, put on some old jeans and get your hands dirty. Hand him wrenches, hold the light, pull the wire connectors apart, help him get the hood off… help him with anything he needs. When he gets tired, run inside and make him a hot lunch or dinner. Fix him coffee, hot chocolate, whatever he wants. (But NO beer. Beer is for when the job is done.)
Then when the day is over and you’re both exhausted from working on the engine, push him into a hot shower and jump in with him. Scrub his back, wash his hair, rinse him off, and dry him with fluffy towels still hot from the dryer. Then push him into bed and screw his ears off. Then get up the next day and do it all over again.
Make him realize that rebuilding an engine is a slow and methodical process. Make him realize that every step should be regarded as surgery; every step must be perfect… perfect torque, perfect fit, perfectly clean. If you run into a step that you just can’t figure out, ask for help from someone who knows what he’s doing. Are you cute? Put on a low-cut top, show some cleavage and go (by yourself) to the local Jeep shop, and explain to the guys that you are helping your boyfriend to rebuild his engine and neither of you can figure out this one little step, and do they have any advice…
Think it won’t work? Think again. We guys love to help cute girls, even if they have a boyfriend. (Hey, maybe you’ve got a sister, or girlfriend…)
But absolutely DO NOT whine or complain. Do not say a single negative thing. Not a single “Oooooo, I broke a nail.” If you break a nail, or cut your finger, or bang a knuckle, you just shut up and DEAL WITH IT. You should be a hopelessly optomistic, never-say-die cheerleader, encouraging him every step of the way.
That’s my opinion.
They haven't locked the thread yet, but I suspect this might spread pretty quickly.
Link to thread - http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/96-jeep-cheroke...
Should also be noted I appear to have failed at formatting completely. Why I can get test to work but not the rest is beyond me.
Edit - Nevermind, got it. Stupid me.
Edited by Monsterlime on Thursday 6th January 22:20
Very good, made me laught.
I even took the time to look at the link and found this one:
Someone replied:
Wow we are a mature bunch, my advice go to another forum and ask for advice you obviously are not going to get much good stuff out of us. The original advice given was actually fairly sound advice but what happened to being a little bit kind to people looking for advice especially a new person
Response:
Aww your all sensitive, are you pregnant
I laughed again - my wife has gone to bed, given me instructions not to wake her!
I even took the time to look at the link and found this one:
Someone replied:
Wow we are a mature bunch, my advice go to another forum and ask for advice you obviously are not going to get much good stuff out of us. The original advice given was actually fairly sound advice but what happened to being a little bit kind to people looking for advice especially a new person
Response:
Aww your all sensitive, are you pregnant
I laughed again - my wife has gone to bed, given me instructions not to wake her!
You can imagine him:
In his bedroom, frantically typing away, steam coming out of his ears, then his wife shouts up the stairs "STEVE, I WONT TELL YOU AGAIN, TAKE THE FRIGGIN TRASH OUT!" - to which he replies in the softest voice "OK Darling, im just emailing the office, ill be there right away".
In his bedroom, frantically typing away, steam coming out of his ears, then his wife shouts up the stairs "STEVE, I WONT TELL YOU AGAIN, TAKE THE FRIGGIN TRASH OUT!" - to which he replies in the softest voice "OK Darling, im just emailing the office, ill be there right away".
hole to me.
to that man!.Tuvra said:
You can imagine him:
In his bedroom, frantically typing away, steam coming out of his ears, then his wife shouts up the stairs "STEVE, I WONT TELL YOU AGAIN, TAKE THE FRIGGIN TRASH OUT!" - to which he replies in the softest voice "OK Darling, im just emailing the office, ill be there right away".
You know it!In his bedroom, frantically typing away, steam coming out of his ears, then his wife shouts up the stairs "STEVE, I WONT TELL YOU AGAIN, TAKE THE FRIGGIN TRASH OUT!" - to which he replies in the softest voice "OK Darling, im just emailing the office, ill be there right away".
Classic reply
Edited by Gillet on Friday 7th January 09:40
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