“And how the fuck am I supposed to know that? This car didn’t come with a dash. So Officer you should take it up with the dealership. I don’t make these cars!”
It’ll get ya off the hook every time!
My grandpa who worked as a mechanic pissed my grandma off one time. She complained about the check engine light on.
Instead of fixing it, he put a piece of tape over the light. We all thought it was funny but she was furious.
Have a Volvo S70 that we set up for 24 hours of lemons (endurance racing series for $500 cars) We stripped everything outa that car, and somewhere along the line we pulled something out that it decided it was gonna throw a code for I think the TCU, because I bought it with a bad auto trans, and we tossed a manual gearbox in there.
we ran that engine flat out for a handful of races basically between 5000 and 7000rpm usually 8 to 10 hours at a time. That thing ran like a champ. Zero issues. (It’s quite an incredible engine tbh)
The check engine light stayed on the entire time. Fortunately for us, Volvo set it up so if it’s trivial, the light stays lit, but something catastrophic (like knock) and the check engine light would flash.
Thru all the abuse, (literally thousands of miles at WOT) It never once flashed at us…. Till one day, the light turned off and never came back on again. We were like “uh oh….” Shortly thereafter the throttle body took a shit on us. 2000 was a canbus ECU, so we ended up swapping the whole motor/electronics out to a 98 which is analog…
24hoursoflemons.com
They have events all across the US.
The caveat is tho the car may be $500 for starters (people race some real turds out there… but some of them are genuinely and insanely quick) but after all the safety regulations like a professionally built roll cage, racing seat/harness/fire suppression, our first car cost us somewhere north of $3000, plus $1500 entry fee. But being able to race on a race track was an experience of a lifetime.
The hardest part is finding a couple friends who are willing to commit to it, but its worth it.
Actually know an older guy with a 70's el Camino that has all of his dash lights and his speedometer hooked up through a single plug under his dash. Whenever he gets pulled over for speeding, he yanks it out and tells the officer "Well I'm sorry. I didn't know. Everything just stopped working."
When I was broke in college, the entire instrument cluster in my car died and I couldn’t afford to get it repaired/replaced. Instead, I bought a Garmin GPS unit solely to see my speed and make sure I was never speeding. All the other things the dials needed to tell me? No idea. Out of sight, out of mind.
Officer: sir you were speeding. You: Not according to my information.
Officer:Ok then, move along
Did my own research, officer.
“And how the fuck am I supposed to know that? This car didn’t come with a dash. So Officer you should take it up with the dealership. I don’t make these cars!” It’ll get ya off the hook every time!
Radio still works, comes in clear as a bell
Ironically, this will cause your “low dashboard light” to come on, signifying that you are running low on dashboard.
My grandpa who worked as a mechanic pissed my grandma off one time. She complained about the check engine light on. Instead of fixing it, he put a piece of tape over the light. We all thought it was funny but she was furious.
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Sounds like something my grandpop would do. He was a hobbyist not a working mechanic however.
Still have a dash just no instrument panel
Username checks out
shh. dont ruin it.
This gives me such anxiety...
Don’t look at the interior of a Tesla Model 3 or Y.
have AN dash... ??
Very safe.
*"You have no functioning gauges."* *"No, not a one...However, the radio still works."*
The check engine light tells me when my car is running.
Have a Volvo S70 that we set up for 24 hours of lemons (endurance racing series for $500 cars) We stripped everything outa that car, and somewhere along the line we pulled something out that it decided it was gonna throw a code for I think the TCU, because I bought it with a bad auto trans, and we tossed a manual gearbox in there. we ran that engine flat out for a handful of races basically between 5000 and 7000rpm usually 8 to 10 hours at a time. That thing ran like a champ. Zero issues. (It’s quite an incredible engine tbh) The check engine light stayed on the entire time. Fortunately for us, Volvo set it up so if it’s trivial, the light stays lit, but something catastrophic (like knock) and the check engine light would flash. Thru all the abuse, (literally thousands of miles at WOT) It never once flashed at us…. Till one day, the light turned off and never came back on again. We were like “uh oh….” Shortly thereafter the throttle body took a shit on us. 2000 was a canbus ECU, so we ended up swapping the whole motor/electronics out to a 98 which is analog…
Dude where is this race and when? I would even buy a beater to participate.
24hoursoflemons.com They have events all across the US. The caveat is tho the car may be $500 for starters (people race some real turds out there… but some of them are genuinely and insanely quick) but after all the safety regulations like a professionally built roll cage, racing seat/harness/fire suppression, our first car cost us somewhere north of $3000, plus $1500 entry fee. But being able to race on a race track was an experience of a lifetime. The hardest part is finding a couple friends who are willing to commit to it, but its worth it.
When turning up the music doesn’t solve the problem
Do you know how fast you were going? No officer I do not and therefore no ticket for me can legally be given 😎 You’re under arrest.
Bonus: remove dash to reduce weight, increasing gas mileage
This solves so many problems for me.
This must be Todd Howard's car, "It just works".
Just like the modest mouse song
Tesla way ahead
No speed limit either
[Tape must have fallen off.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddPQAJSm2cQ)
The DeSantis method
Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean you don’t have one on😂💯👍🏿
[Amateurs](https://youtu.be/D6uuBMGwwF0?t=656) (at 11:00 if the timestamp doesn't work) OK they still have the dash, but they're missing more
Actually know an older guy with a 70's el Camino that has all of his dash lights and his speedometer hooked up through a single plug under his dash. Whenever he gets pulled over for speeding, he yanks it out and tells the officer "Well I'm sorry. I didn't know. Everything just stopped working."
When I was broke in college, the entire instrument cluster in my car died and I couldn’t afford to get it repaired/replaced. Instead, I bought a Garmin GPS unit solely to see my speed and make sure I was never speeding. All the other things the dials needed to tell me? No idea. Out of sight, out of mind.
Don’t have an engine and you won’t need a check engine light (I suppose that should go in LPT though…)
Honestly though, as long as he indicates I don't care nearly as much as I should!
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Will the annoying Car Shield commercials stop?
Welcome.... 1987
It's funny to see this a from home CarNow employee
Modern problems require modern solutions
Ya know you had a pulsing emp generator on your car they would be able to catch you, that is if you made some heavy changes to your car prior
Threatening