God dammit.

[e30Matt]

So I'm stuck in a hotel, 150 miles from home, waiting to fix my car in the morning when it's above freezing because my damned alternator seized up on the way home. Isn't life beautiful?

On the good side, one of my best friends from home actually drove the parts I needed from my storage room out to me. Plus, we got a kickass deal on a hotel room (king size bed [we've shared beds before, no biggie] for $74.25, regular rate is $120 but the lady at the desk gave me the AAA discount).

Yay for car work long distances from home. I have a newfound hatred for alternators, as this makes the fifth one I've had to install on our two E30s together.

[parkerbink]

Sorry, that sucks.

[Axxe]

Better than blowing a rad hose at the track 250 kms away from home.

[madjurgen]

Better than blowing a rad hose at the track 250 kms away from home.

ouch

[1984etaboy]

that's very nice of your friend. it would be even better if your friend was a her. and even moreso if she enjoyed anal sex. good luck

[kowalski]

i know how you feel about the alternators, i went through 3 in 2 years, then i just made mounts for a GM 150 amp. havn't had a problem since

[e30Matt]

Anybody got a method to the easiest, quickest way to do this thing? Preferably without having to jack the car up, but I will if I have to.

[Rob]

there's worse that could happen matt...

[Jarvis]

So you did end up getting Brian's car? Kick ass. I'm glad it went to someone like you. Good luck with the repairs and the journey home.

[e30Matt]

Yeah, I'm buying it, hoping to pick it up sometime towards the end of this month, looking at around the 29th if weather's not too bad between here and there.

[e30Matt]

there's worse that could happen matt...

Oh I know, I was just ready to go home after all my exams and now this. Not to mention it's cold as hell outside.

[Rob]

no snow in the 'thermal valley' I guess?

[Jarvis]

Yeah, I'm buying it, hoping to pick it up sometime towards the end of this month, looking at around the 29th if weather's not too bad between here and there.

Oh I thought this post was about driving THAT car back. Well, good luck regardless.

I'd say got get it ASAP. Like this coming week. It only gets worse in NE from here... It's colder than average this year, but next week should be pretty clear weather wise.

[AndrewBird]

Better than blowing a rad hose at the track 250 kms away from home.

Better then fucking blowing your tranny 400 miles from home and having to swap it out at 5 in the fucking morning.

[ping65810]

Hey e30matt- how do you like your cbr600 f4i? I have an 04 with still less than 1,000 miles that I'm dieing to get back on after another New England..... that and at least finish up the bodywork on the 325iS by next summer.