Mom asked me to help her with something and she paid to replace my clutch, so I posted in her town's Craigslist, just writing "Great well-maintained car in good condition. Timing belt replaced at 105K and head gasket at 122,000. Drives well and has cold AC." and I have only had one response so far, which was not much
1. Heh. They were actually small stumps. I pulled a much bigger one in my Civic--I parked it and used a winch!
That is a good point, though, and I will not mention it.
2. Thanks. I think that I just wanted to show that they worked, but I wish that I had been able to take pictures an hour earlier. I will try to take more soon, although I slept horribly last night, and am struggling to stay awake.
3. I am not sure about the transmission tunnel carpet, I did not notice anything until I saw the picture. I had Picassa adjust the colors and brightness. The front floormats were terrible, I posted a picture in Og's thread. I think that coolant leaked onto one of the rear mats when I had the radiator back there, but I was able to get out most of the stain. There were various others, probably just from putting car parts back there, and they seem to come off pretty well with just a damp towel. I think the dark spots in the pictures were mostly just water from being scrubbed, but I will keep working on it as I have time.
4. Somehow I completely missed the driver's rear tire when I washed the car, so I went back with a spray bottle and brush, although I could not tell if it was clean, because it was wet. I think that I will park on Mom's lawn and hose the tires. That has to be good for the grass, right?
Perhaps I will connect two hoses...
5. I will look at the bumper. I had not noticed anything. There is a trunk mat, which might throw off its appearance.
6. I can print off my receipt.
7. I plan on negotiating down.
I spent a long time picking out garbage and scrubbing the floor mats, as well as individual spots. There is an oil stain under the driver's floor mat, which I scrubbed until the carpet started coming out. I vacuumed it, took it to a car wash, vacuumed it again, washed it thoroughly again, and spent a long time with a towel, before waxing.
Then it rained.
It frustrates me, I fixed every mechanical issue that several mechanics pointed out and that I found myself, but I do not know why the windshield washer reservoir leaks. One technician suggested that the pumps could be faulty. I covered the holes with my thumbs and it held water. I plugged the holes one in a time with my thumbs and the pumps held water. The gaskets looked good and the mechanic agreed. Not knowing what else to do, I put gasket sealer on it. I let it dry for twelve hours and it seemed to hold water, but when I returned, it had peed all over.
I am up here to help Mom. I feel like she needs more help that I can provide with short visits, but after all of the time and money that I spent fixing my Forester, I am trying to draw a line. I need to keep it clean to sell, but aside from whatever responses that I may receive from the ad, and trying to start my new job, I am going to spend as much time as I can helping Mom.
Everyone, thank you very much for your feedback!
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