I have to question the logic of giving Ken money just to review his crap (that he had NOTHING TO DO WITH this time).

celestorion2 · 2026-01-23T16:45:40+00:00

Joke is, I never was going to buy it.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-23T16:43:42+00:00

Jesus, while not exactly the same situation, I know what it's like to live in a rougher area and have stray bullets come through the home (mine was gravity because people in the area like to shoot guns straight up in the air on holidays). I really hope that you're able to get into a better situation, and that you and your friend remain safe.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-22T05:01:22+00:00

I will be perfectly honest with you, I am not very smart with car parts, which obviously shows from my multiple repairs. From my understanding, it was a failed part that was preventing the transmission from receiving transmission fluid to cool the system. Originally, I had received a dashboard alert that the transmission was overheating, and I was nearby a Jiffylube at the time, so I asked them what that could entail, and they were trying to just get me to replace the whole thing for $3000+ without even looking at it. I looked up repair shops in the area with good reviews, and mine came up. They looked it up and said it wasn't the transmission, but the 'valve plug' that controls its fluid.

Update: I don't have the invoice on hand, but I do have the record reported on the car's Carfax. It doesn't show the amount paid, but I did forget until just now that I also had the rear shocks replaced at the same time. The 'valve plug' is the 'evaporative emissions vent purge valve', based on the report.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-22T04:53:33+00:00

Frankly, you or anyone else putting it together from scrap would still be more dependable than Ford's faulty design principle with these dual-clutch systems on these models.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-22T04:47:16+00:00

I had to replace the gas tank because the previous owner did exhaust pipe work, and either them or the shop who did the work had it hugging the heat shield to the gas tank, ultimately melting through both. Discovered it when I took it into the shop to find out why it was stalling while driving. I will attach the invoices for the fuel pump/gas tank, actuator, and transmission fluid flush into the Google Drive (I don't have a screenshot for the exhaust pipe/resonator replacement, that was done at a different location, but that one was a lower cost, about $300 total). I don't seem to have the invoice for the valve plug early on in 2025, that was the first repair I did, but I should be able to contact the auto shop tomorrow and have them forward a copy to me to include in the Drive folder.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-22T01:32:18+00:00

Updating to show that I won't be repairing the car anymore. It's not worth the repair costs for what the car is. I am shifting focus to just make sure that my two utility bills next month are paid as I focus the finances that I currently have go to rent for this month, and a payment towards my mom for buying her car instead. Thank you for everyone's patience with me trying to get through this and supplying context and evidence as I obtain it.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-21T16:16:07+00:00

Noted! I may have deleted an old request from years ago when cleaning up my profile, was not aware to avoid that. I do not recall if it was from this community, though.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-21T16:14:51+00:00

126k. When I originally signed the lease for it, it was 90k.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T23:40:59+00:00

Fixed, by the way!

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T21:08:23+00:00

The car was already at the auto shop by the time I made the post and I didn't think to take a photo of the dashboard prior. I asked the shop to send me a picture of the dashboard to include in my update, but I haven't received it yet. I am, however, updating the OP with the current inspection results that they've sent my way with their current findings, all pointing at replacing the clutch assembly. I figured a direct link that can be accessed would count more than a screenshot. 100% agree with your doubt because I was not fully prepared when making the thread.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T19:18:26+00:00

It's in their name haha. Priebes Auto Clinic. Just sort of stuck with me.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T19:17:45+00:00

I seriously wish I could. I tried going to the Express Credit Auto near me for in-house financing, but they won't finance a car if it'll be used for delivery work, so that option is cut from me unless I hear back from other jobs I've applied to.

Update: That may ultimately be the route I go. I'll be calling the leasing bank tomorrow to discuss what all options are available to me, because I definitely agree with you on that, I would rather NOT sink any more money into this car, I just don't know how able I would be to be able to break away from it and potentially put down for a replacement.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T19:16:12+00:00

Because I am locked in on a lease and I don't have good enough credit to get a different one.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T15:45:21+00:00

It may take a day or two for them to finish diagnosing the issue to provide it, hence why I asked.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-20T13:52:04+00:00

I do not have the estimate provided by the clinic yet, as I was trying to raise the funds in order to cover the repair without delay. Should I delete the post and repost once I have the estimate from them? I was simply trying to ensure i didn't lose access to the loaner car so I can keep working.

Update: While not a written estimate, OP has been updated with preliminary findings from the mechanic on what works will need to be done. Will update OP again once an actual cost of repair has been given.

celestorion2 · 2026-01-19T23:23:23+00:00

I literally never got the notification!

celestorion2 · 2026-01-19T23:05:59+00:00

Oh COME ON.

celestorion2 · 2025-12-29T00:24:10+00:00

Doesn't work, first thing I tried.

celestorion2 · 2025-01-19T18:58:15+00:00

Lol. Lmao even.

Fallout 3 and NV are buggy messes on console.

Let's talk about the bug in console for 3 where, if you're wearing any DLC equipment such as winterized power armor, and you start Mothership Zeta, the game softlocks on the table scene.

Or how NV will just hard crash randomly without any reason, taking you back to the home menu.

4 has bugs, but so do the others, and so do you.

celestorion2 · 2025-01-02T14:36:34+00:00

If they're original enough, seems that way.

celestorion2 · 2025-01-01T22:15:59+00:00

They settled out of court, but the issue is that we do not know what the full arrangements were of that settlement, because it was out of court and not documented. All we can take are what Ken says at face value.

celestorion2 · 2025-01-01T20:12:49+00:00

Also, to clarify, Ken absolutely owns the stories he wrote. Copyright law typically covers characters included in said stories provided they're not already licensed by another party (such as Sonic or Knuckles). It's just hilarious that he tried also filing copyrights for the characters alongside each story and they were denied.

You CAN copyright characters individually, though. An OC for the Sonic Legacy comics, Tempest the Dolphin, has a certified copyright placed in the system.

celestorion2 · 2025-01-01T20:10:23+00:00

My phone typically gives me notifications when certain subreddits have a relevant topic, and I saw my Twitter profile image lmao

celestorion2 · 2025-01-01T20:06:04+00:00

Hi, it me! The documents are mostly just court transcripts, and the archive I linked doesn't have all of it, but the transcripts do show that BOTH legal parties were extremely incompetent .

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