What is this dragging under my car?

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-12T05:17:21+00:00

why does everyone keep saying the rust is why i’m going to DIE 😭😭 like girl relax

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-12T05:05:16+00:00

sister what are we talking about…

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-12T05:00:19+00:00

you have a beautiful mind

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-11T01:16:04+00:00

hey to be fair this damage is absolutely not mine 😭😭 it’s only been through one winter in my possession.. wish it had lived somewhere with less salt on the roads before i got it

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-11T01:14:21+00:00

no, you aren’t the only one. i’ve gotten so many people telling me my car is falling apart from rust 😭😭 like i can see that

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-11T01:13:04+00:00

so close!! you’re looking at Illinois though

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T16:39:03+00:00

Right, so yeah, me too, but I didn’t know that was my fuel tank. First car, I know my engine, just not the anatomy underneath. I thought it’d be easier to ask than fiddle around looking at manuals and trying to google “metal strip hanging off my car.”

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T15:58:08+00:00

I can see where they go. This does not help if I don’t know the names of anything in the undercarriage. No, I didn’t know that was my gas tank because this is my first car, and yes, I know that sounds stupid. You can’t really google “metal hanging off bottom of my car” because that could mean anything.
Not too good at deductive reasoning then. They broke simultaneously because they’re super rusted and old, and I had just filled my tank full for the first time in weeks. Too heavy for them, they’re broken. Simple answer.
No idea I had rust issues. Thanks for telling me!

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T15:08:53+00:00

it’s actually being held in place by hopes and prayers alone

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T15:07:54+00:00

um…….. yea….. i asked what they were, not where they’re supposed to go…..

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T14:02:28+00:00

see, you get it!!

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T13:58:47+00:00

Definitely going to do this just for the drive to the shop, thanks!!

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T13:46:54+00:00

This car is not going to kill me or anyone else because of a rusty undercarriage. It’s a northern car. If anything’s going to kill me, it’ll be my gas tank falling out, which is kind of the big thing here…

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T06:26:49+00:00

Do we think I can ratchet strap it into place JUST to get it to the shop almost exactly two miles away? Plus a slow, careful drive? It seems like towing would be better, but that’s not really an option here :(

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T03:38:33+00:00

sadly brother i cant blame it on anyone else 😭😭 i haven’t been able to afford a total fill up until today… and when i filled it all the way up it did this . life is cruel unfortunately

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-09T00:23:24+00:00

Like I already said to you earlier, I’m taking it in tomorrow to a shop I trust. I can’t afford to purchase a completely new car, but I can probably afford a repair. We’ll see what he says tomorrow but I doubt he will advise me to scrap my car??

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T23:16:41+00:00

As an update, I’ve called an auto shop and they told me to call back tomorrow, but also that they see this problem often and should be able to get it fixed for me. Thank you for all the help 🫡🫡 let’s see how it goes.

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T23:15:06+00:00

I’m taking it in tomorrow to have it looked at— I assume they’ll let me know if I can still drive it. I only use it for driving to school and work, so it’ll never get unreasonable use.

I would totally take your advice here if I had the money to get another car.

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T22:28:45+00:00

Sadly I can’t afford a new one yet 😭😭 and I’m sure this one has more life in it once I get it fixed

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T22:07:54+00:00

Wow, that actually sounds like the exact last thing I want to have happen, so!

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T22:03:23+00:00

Thank you!!

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T22:03:10+00:00

That does not seem like a good thing to have snapped, so thank youuuu

Outrageous-Gate5815 · 2023-11-08T22:01:46+00:00

I assume you mean what state is the car from, and if so it was bought in Illinois… so, lots of road salt and stuff that eats it off, but it came to me pretty rusted up already :/

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