Latest shitty luck thread...

Hello R3v,

This actually happened a few weeks ago now. I was too busy with job interviews and helping my parents with a renovation of one of their rentals so I didn't have time to even take a look at it until a week or so ago.

Since having owned it for a little more than a year I've had to replace:

Fuel Pump
Rear Subframe
Rear Subframe bushings
Trailing Arm bushings
Rear stabilizing bar links
Break rebuild kits for all four calipers
New injectors
Old rack crapped out so I went ahead and did a Z3 steering rack swap
(Inner and Outer tie rod ends respectively)

Found a short that was causing my rear driver's side window not to work. (it turned out I had to take out the seats to get to the short that was on the floor under the carpet.)

Starter motor
Spark plug wires
Headlights from my sister backing into me (new hella projectors)
Driver's side fender
Re-sprayed the entire grill black again so it would all match.

and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few other things.

Well after the most recent shitty luck (replacing the rack, tie rod ends, etc.) I go and pick up my gf. She was excited since she didn't have to pick me up this time, the weather was nice and we had all the windows down, sunroof open, and some music playing. As we were enjoying this we come up to a stop sign that I've crossed at least 5 times a week for the past 3 years. The speed limit is 35 and I'm easily going 5 under trying to be careful. Out of nowhere I hear a loud crack and automatically think the worst.

My diff shattered/driveshaft came apart/drive axles twisted/the engine fell out.

I was able to roll to a gas station to find this :(

Broken Brake Caliper by Heysusable, on Flickr

Broken heat shield by Heysusable, on Flickr

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