Should I keep the car? How NOT to do a thread

[garethj]

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/96-jeep-cherokee-need-opinions-1149721/

 

For those who don't fancy clicking...

 

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!

 

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And the reply she probably wasn't expecting

 

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.â€Â

 

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?â€Â

 

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.

 

 

All I can say is

[AXrescuer]

Bit highly strung these North American types aren't they.

[Owain-328i]

LOL lay off the coffee dude..................

[TagoraSX]

Excellent

[garethj]

Bit highly strung these North American types aren't they.

Yes, they should be

[Negative Creep]

I think someone has just been dumped

[eddyramrod]

That advice should be on every website a woman is likely to read!

[babydriver]

.............Then this guy woke up and went down stairs to make his beloved a skinny mocca chock and pancakes sunny side up with syrup, lol. What an ass hole.

 

I got A total Herald rebuild planned this year, I want the garage all to myself and the missus to stay away, 'I will be as long as it takes', 'I don't need to run you to the shops', 'I can make me own coffee'

 

Peace, quiet and me tools of detruction. BLISS

[Justin Case]

From later in the same thread:

Just had to register to let you know that this thread is now doing the rounds on Land Rover forums in the UK

 

Pure internet gold.

 

And what to people have to say. That is after they get over the realization that the jeep is clearly the superior vehicle, yea i said it

 

And gold really?

 

The jeep is superior in many ways. One example that springs to mind is the way they never rust out due to the continual chassis lubrication performed by the oil leaks. And they make great paperweights.

 

Ok, gold may have been an overstatement. Certainly quite shiny. Perhaps you can see if you can swap this thread for an island in New York State? Oh hang on, someone got there first.

 

Brilliant

[Guest]

That guy has clearly never been near a woman unless he counts his mum.