Had to beat on car, brakes feel funny
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Seriously?
This bitch literally chucked herself at my car, what else was I supposed to do? If I didn't take off it was either lock myself in the car and let her beat the shit out of my car (which I guess I effectively did myself...) or get out and hope I'm still pretty good at blocking. I don't hit women regardless of the situation.
And then she beats on my car trying to get me to get out, and it's a long, annoying civil suit to get the money to fix whatever she does. I called 911 but she had her brights on so I couldn't see her front plate. They told me to file a police report anyway so they can dismiss it if anyone tries to report me for reckless driving, but that's about all they could do.
Maybe these things just seem easy to handle to me.
Drive to a gas station (they have cameras)?
Drive to a police station (they have police)?
Drive to the middle of the nearest corn field (there's nothing there and you can do wtf ever comes to mind about your situation)?
Seems stupid to me.
BTW, your insurance would fix your car. It's a deductible at its worst. Next time, consider that your driving skills might offend someone and cost you the amount of your deductible.
Drive to a gas station (they have cameras)?
Drive to a police station (they have police)?
Drive to the middle of the nearest corn field (there's nothing there and you can do wtf ever comes to mind about your situation)?
Seems stupid to me.
BTW, your insurance would fix your car. It's a deductible at its worst. Next time, consider that your driving skills might offend someone and cost you the amount of your deductible.
BTW, driving around a neighborhood (most likely) like an idiot trying to "get away" from this person is pretty effing stupid on the night before Halloween. Think getting the crap beat outta your car was going to cost you some time in court... try hitting someone or something and now being responsible for THAT.
Good luck fixing your car.... whatever may be wrong with it.
Good luck fixing your car.... whatever may be wrong with it.
I suppose in this situation its better to whip the camera out and record her beating the shit out of your car so you can sue her ass in court. But then you are still left with a car thats been fucked up and you have to go through all the legal hassle.
Even if it was her fault and video showed it as such, had you hit her you would have been the "bad guy" instantly because you were physically stronger.
I probably would have done what you did and just cut and run.
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How are your brakes behaving? Is the pedal hard or soft? If the pedal is firm but you still got no brakes your pads are likely glazed. If the pedal is soft and you have little to no braking ability its likely your fluid boiled and now needs to be bled.
If you have ceramic low-dust pads they have ridiculously low fade temperatures. They give up fast and glaze easy. I did that to the factory brakes and pads in my G6 GTP at Road America the first time I had it out. By the end of lap 3 in a 25 minute session they were already fading hard core. I had to switch to engine braking and limit the speeds on the straights. 100mph on Road America's straights is like doing 30mph on the highway, a scary proposition! The rest of the weekend the brakes were mushy and the pedal feel crappy.
The dealer took care of it for me though, new pads and a flush for free under warranty.
Even if it was her fault and video showed it as such, had you hit her you would have been the "bad guy" instantly because you were physically stronger.
I probably would have done what you did and just cut and run.
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How are your brakes behaving? Is the pedal hard or soft? If the pedal is firm but you still got no brakes your pads are likely glazed. If the pedal is soft and you have little to no braking ability its likely your fluid boiled and now needs to be bled.
If you have ceramic low-dust pads they have ridiculously low fade temperatures. They give up fast and glaze easy. I did that to the factory brakes and pads in my G6 GTP at Road America the first time I had it out. By the end of lap 3 in a 25 minute session they were already fading hard core. I had to switch to engine braking and limit the speeds on the straights. 100mph on Road America's straights is like doing 30mph on the highway, a scary proposition! The rest of the weekend the brakes were mushy and the pedal feel crappy.
The dealer took care of it for me though, new pads and a flush for free under warranty.
Maybe these things just seem easy to handle to me.
Drive to a gas station (they have cameras)?
Drive to a police station (they have police)?
Drive to the middle of the nearest corn field (there's nothing there and you can do wtf ever comes to mind about your situation)?
Seems stupid to me.
BTW, your insurance would fix your car. It's a deductible at its worst. Next time, consider that your driving skills might offend someone and cost you the amount of your deductible.
Gas station - same shit. Get out of the car, or deal with civil suit.
Police station - not even close, and I have no idea where I am.
Corn field - And do what? Beat the crap out of some middle aged skinny ass woman? No thanks.
Insurance - Liability. They won't pay for jack shit unless I'm at fault.
I don't really care if my driving skills offended somebody, and neither did the local police. They told me to file a police report specifically for that reason, so they can disregard it if anyone reports me for reckless.
LET YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY COVER IT. Christ. It's what insurance is for. It assumes RISK for you. Chances are, this PO'd lady just wanted to give you a piece of her mind, not kick the shit outta your car.
Oh and in case you didn't guess... the corn field was a joke. Kinda like this thread....
Oh and in case you didn't guess... the corn field was a joke. Kinda like this thread....
THANK YOU. I was NOT going to lay a finger on this woman, nor did I want to drive around a beat up scratched up car for a year while taking time off work to go through a pain in the ass civil suit. She looked about the age of most of my friends' moms, and maybe 90 pounds.
The peddle is REALLY soft and I don't have much braking ability. I wish I had a dealer warranty
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Since we're using caps...WHAT PART OF SHIT LIABILITY INSURANCE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEY DON'T CARE. And she literally launched her body at the car, I don't think she just wanted a quick chit chat. Thanks for the helpful advice though!
Maybe you don't have full coverage on your car? You should consider it. Would have saved you all this typing.
Can't wait to see what others have to say about this...
When I can afford full coverage insurance, I'll do that, thanks for the advice, never thought to do that before!
I bet all 90# of her was going to do terrible damage to all 4000# of your Pontiac.
11, I stole my moms car. Luckily I grew pretty quick and can work the wheel and pedals at the same time! Why are you still posting in this thread? How old are YOU? IIRC, old enough where you should have much better things to do than continue to post in this thread.
You probably cooked the shit out of your brake pads/rotors, so theyre probably glazed now... that would cause really shitty braking. Hot brakes will also make ticking and popping noises as they cool down.
as to the bubbling noise dunno.... maybe the coolant in the resivoir? was the car running hot?
as to the bubbling noise dunno.... maybe the coolant in the resivoir? was the car running hot?
I know it wasn't anywhere near overheating or anything...but I'm assuming it was probably running a little warm. Will the brakes be at least little better after they cool down overnight?
If they are glazed, no. you will be looking at new pads/rotors more than likely
But if they were just overheated, you could have just been experiencing brake fade from the temperature of the brakes. that will cause the fluid to boil if its shitty and cause reallllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyy shitty braking.
Take it for a drive in a few hours after everything cools down and see how it feels.
The point of the thread was to ask a quick question about my car, I wasn't asking anyone to "side with me" on my decision, I could really care less. What's done is done, and the point of this thread was to ask about my car. And at this point I really won't listen to or care about anything you have to say about the car situation either, so please find another thread to troll. Crazy person chucks herself at my car, I hit the gas and drive away, I don't think that's too horribly unreasonable. Why do you care so much anyway? So if it was a bad decision and I messed up my car, I did. If I was borrowing your car at the time this would be a pretty reasonable argument.
I guess I needed new brakes and rotors before winter anyway...just really wasn't ready to pay for them at the moment. But whatever, things happen right? I'll take it for a drive in the morning and see what happens.
Flying around a neighborhood fleeing a "90# crazy person" isn't unreasonable at all, you're right. BTW, most "middle aged" people don't get "crazy" without being provoked most times. Guessing you probably did your fair share to encourage this situation into happening.
You posted your entire stupid ass story. Tell me to "troll" elsewhere? Whatever man. Don't want my opinion about your car? Oh wait, I haven't given one. Instead, I'm talking about the REST of the irresponsible crap you posted that you did tonight at the top of this thread.
Back to gaming cuz you're right. This is pointless.
You posted your entire stupid ass story. Tell me to "troll" elsewhere? Whatever man. Don't want my opinion about your car? Oh wait, I haven't given one. Instead, I'm talking about the REST of the irresponsible crap you posted that you did tonight at the top of this thread.
Back to gaming cuz you're right. This is pointless.
So boiling down to what you really want to know (pun intended), here's what you should do.
You posted this at 9:30, its likely that your shennanigans occured at least an hour ago. Your brakes are already cooled down sufficiently. If the pedal is still soft and breaking crappy then you have glazed your pads, and you will need to replace them as well as cut your rotors at a minimum. Not sure on the pricing but with some of my older cars new rotors were only a few $$$ more than cutting them. I prefer to replace them and turn the old ones in.
I'd flush the fluid too.
You posted this at 9:30, its likely that your shennanigans occured at least an hour ago. Your brakes are already cooled down sufficiently. If the pedal is still soft and breaking crappy then you have glazed your pads, and you will need to replace them as well as cut your rotors at a minimum. Not sure on the pricing but with some of my older cars new rotors were only a few $$$ more than cutting them. I prefer to replace them and turn the old ones in.
I'd flush the fluid too.
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