For some fun you might try this

[Murle]

Several years ago I had a restored 66 Ford Mustang 289 4 barrel 3 speed. Nice car. I gave this car to my son for his 16th birthday with the understanding that I pay the insurance and he pays for the gas, plugs, points, tires and oil.

This was a good a good deal for me because the car (I thought) would use a lot of gas. The car had been sitting for several years and not driven much until my son got a hold of it.

The more he drove it the better the gas mileage it got. He would brag that it was getting 15 16 MGP. And he had a heavy foot.

Being a good father I decided that it was time to learn a few things about life.

Since I left for work before this kid got out of bed I started to add fuel( a little at a time) every morning before I left for work. He aways been good at watching his gages so I had to make sure that I did not move the gas gage much.

Now this went on for about a month. It was interesting to hear him brag about how well the car was doing on fuel mileage. It even got to the point where it was sickening. "No matter how I drive it or how fast I drive it I'm getting 25 to 29 mpg. " Little did he realize this was about to change.

After about a month of adding fuel to the Mustang I started siphoning fuel out. Now this went on for about 2 weeks. My son was beside himself. All of a sudden he could not figure out what was going on. Fuel mileage was down to 5 and 6 mpg. I was laughing my butt off.

After about 2 weeks and him spending money his money on new plugs, wires, filters and etc. I let him in on my little joke.

Now he did not think it was as funny as I thought it was, but what the hey, I'm the father and I thought it was a good lesson. #ad
He was upset because he was speeding a lot for gas. I told him that I put a lot more gas in than I had taken out.

I still think it was funny to this day. So I if you want to have some fun, try it.

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[strick]

That's a bloody hoot! That definitely calls for a ROFLMFAO!

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[Sled Puller]

CLASSIC!

 

[illflem]

Merle,that's great!Do you have any tricks to make kids check their fluids,tires,etc. My 18 year old daughter called a couple weeks ago and said,"Dad,the oil light came on in my car,what should I do?"I said have you checked the oil?She replied,"No,not for a while. "Next morning I asked her what happened,she said,"Oh I fixed it,it just took three quarts of oil. "About that time I'm wishing I wasn't a mechanic,the car only holds 4 quarts. I just said you better start checking it more often. I know more trouble is around the corner.

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[gitchesum]

We used to do that little trick on a co-worker. He was bragging about the great mileage his old VW Bug would get. We started siphoning gas out of it. Nothing worse than a VW owner whining about getting 12 mpg #ad
. Sort of backfired on us though. One day he came in without his car and we asked where it was. He said since the mileage dropped off so bad he figured the engine was worn out. He put it in the shop and had the engine rebuilt. Never did tell him what was really going on. Hope he's not reading #ad


Bill, something my dad used to do on my sister for the oil checking problem. He would go out and check the oil when she wasn't around. When it was a quart low he would pull the coil wire. When the car wouldn't start she would ask my dad to look at it. He would go out there, check the oil, tell her it's a quart low. While she's gettting the oil he would reconnect the wire. Add a quart of oil and it would fire right up #ad
. She started checking it regularly after that.

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[illflem]

Thanks Curtis,I think that will work. These kids seem like they're always in a hurry to get somewhere,if they figure out that not checking the oil will slow them down they might put 2 and 2 together.

 

[Doc Tinker]

That's a great story, Murle. Reminds me of the time my brother-in-law (17 at the time) siphoned some gas from his neighbor's car and left his flashlight with his name on it, sitting on the ground. Brother-in-law told the neighbor it was supposed to be a joke.

I'm proud to say that my older daughter checks her oil more regularly than I do. She even fixes her own car, when it's something small, mostly because I'm to lazy to take care of it for her. She learned early, that she can't count on Dad to fix it, unless it's dangerous to drive. I help her with brake work and the big jobs. I keep telling her to go to a trade school and become a diesel mechanic. She's not listening yet.

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[Murle]

illflem, Sorry I can't help you with your girl. I have never been able to make a female do what they are suspose too. #ad
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[JyRO]

I heard another funny story. Its not car related, but your story reminded me of it.

These 2 (hetero) guys shared an apartment. One guy had a cat. The other guy liked the cat OK, but wanted to play a joke on his roommate.

So, everyday after the cat owner left for work, the other guy would go clean the cat poop out of the litter box. He continued to do this for a few days. The cat owner starts getting worried that his cat is ailing. #ad
The other guy keeps secretly removing the cat poop.

The cat owner takes the cat to the vet. The vet states the cat seems to be very healthy and he should start pooping any day. Still the other guy secretly removed the cat poop. He did this for a little over 2 weeks. The guy with the cat was very distrought over what the cat must be going through.

Finally, one day after the cat owner went to work, the other guy squats over the litter box and takes a big ole' human size dump! #ad
When the cat owner came home, he couldn't believe what he saw! #ad
The cat owner went nuts, checked on the cats hiney to make sure he wasn't bleeding to death.

Guess who the joker was... ... ... . George Clooney! I never liked the guy (jealousy) until I heard that story. But that proves he's a typical guy, I bet he's pretty cool if you knew him. He probably owns a Cummins! #ad
Hehehehehe.

- JyRO

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