I need help sabotaging MY car!

[catthatter]

You guys are great. I'm not fat. I also do work and will be contributing somewhat to the future car purchase. Let's put it this way, my husband is a procrastinator and will put things off forever. He will put it off until the car does die somewhere and leave me and/or the kids stranded. (how stranded can you be with cell phones now, but you get the point). It's not that we don't have the money, it's getting him to give the final go ahead. I'm not any more self centered than the rest of you and I'm most certainly not lazy. And fortunately, I have a decent ssense of humor. Oh by the way, we've had two other Escorts since 1985 and both of them have run and run forever. Both of them we gave away when we got newer cars and they still ran forever with their other owners. I can't even guess on the mileage they must have had. So in my experience Escorts truly never die.

[Damien]

I knew we should have never got rid of ours. Stupid thunderbird sucked...

[hotrod_chevyz]

Push it into a river and blame somone else.

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

Battery acid or hydrochloric acid in the engine block.

[fredjacksonsan]

OK OK, I give in. Put a cup of bleach into the oil fill hole. It won't be long till the engine gives it up.

(but agree with position that if he finds out there will be hell to pay)

[2.2 Straight six]

just drive it into a lamp post or something.

[Jimster]

Hold your breath til your husband gives in?

[00accord44]

Have somebody steal it then take the $750 insurance gives you and buy the most elaborate impressive dildo you can. Then tell him untill you have transportation he won't be necessary.

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by 00accord44

Have somebody steal it then take the $750 insurance gives you and buy the most elaborate impressive dildo you can. Then tell him untill you have transportation he won't be necessary.

might backfire if the husband says "go f**k yourself"

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by catthatter

Help! With 236,000 + miles on it, my 98 Ford Escort Wagon refuses to die! Any ideas how I can really discreetly sabotage my own car so my husband will give in and buy a new one? He's this close to getting that new car, but this little Escort stills runs well, so he needs a "little help" if you know what I mean. The tinkering needs to be safe (kids and I still use this car daily, but I can certainly "plan" ahead) and hopefully not obvious. He is not a mechanic, but he knows how a car runs and it's common problems. There's got to be something discreet I can do to mess up the engine a little?!

Your profile says you're a dude.

I'm just going to assume you're using your husband's profile or that you checked the wrong box and spelt your name wrong.


don't take the replies you get in here personally. this is COT, you're a noob. just how life is. we all went through it.

well, some of the stuff is personal. we're all car entusiasts and you're talking about destroying a perfectly good car for you own gain.

[Jimster]

I didn't go through n00b life. Everybody has loved me since Day one.

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

Originally Posted by 00accord44

Have somebody steal it then take the $750 insurance gives you and buy the most elaborate impressive dildo you can. Then tell him untill you have transportation he won't be necessary.

Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

might backfire if the husband says "go f**k yourself"

[thecackster]

Man i wish all cars lasted that long how could you want to destroy it, My truck is going good still at 125,000 and i'm not complaining, well just about gas.

[Autotropolis]

Yea, if the cars in good condition, don't know why you'd want to get rid of it.


But if youre cynical enough to where you wont donate it/sell it, you could just put sugar in the gas tank. That's always a guaranteed kicker.

[KamilMk]

The car seems like it's a keeper... and just like everyone else said, why would you want to destroy it?