I could get home after work and yank the whole motor and tranny out, take off all the manifolds and turbo and disassemble the whole motor and tranny before 12am It's not fun though unless you have some real dedication. I don't think I would do that now though, simply because I don't need to.

Quickest I dropped the tranny was in 45 minutes. Clutch fork broke on the way home from work on a Friday afternoon long weekend and that was my only ride to go camping that evening. Started at 5pm in the evening and I was at Algonquin park in my DSM by 10:30pm that same night

Gosh, I remember those days.....

That's nuts ^^ I love it lol one day I'll be able to do the same

Back in the day I drove the car to CT, bought the outer tie rod ends, changed them out in the parking lot and had the alignment done all same day after work.

There was someone a couple years ago who changed a head gasket on the side of the road on the way to the shootout, can't remember who it was though.

Sounds like something I would do...

so do you guys just carrying a sh*t ton of spare parts LOL

I carry CAA. I'd rather tow the car home and work on it. I think I have only used CAA towing my broken car from the track.

So do I. In fact, I called them the other night when my exhaust blew off in the middle of bum-frack nowhere with tools but no jack/blocks etc. at 11:30pm in the freezing cold + rain + hail. Wait was supposed to be well over an hour...ended up driving the car onto an embankment..threw on a couple layers of clothes + coveralls I always keep in the car...crawled under and went to work...wasn't too bad, except cleaning out all the mud/sand/grass packed into the 3" exhaust from driving onto the embankment. Finished it all in about 30 minutes or so of work...CAA was still 45+ mins away.

Stuff that I can reasonably and safely fix without risking further damage to the car I will do. If it's something like a major oil leak/hg/etc...I would normally get a tow and call it a day.



No...but a full socket set, a few wrench sets, a large variety of hand-tools and all the fluids the car could need.

Generally no spare parts, though, except maybe electrical connectors (spades, crimps, etc.) that are small enough and light enough to keep a few of in the car.

I carry a small bag with 10, 12, 14mm sockets and wrenches, a flat screw driver, pair of vise grips and a flash light, can fix pretty much anything on a DSM with that kit.

I wasn't sure if my alternator was going bad or not so I used to keep a spare in the trunk.

For everything else, there is CAA My buddy, who owns a dsm also, is actually the local CAA tow truck driver.

Lets see here... I carry every tool required to tear that poor car down to nothing but scrap! The tool bag never leaves the trunk and doubles as my wrecker ammunition
That along with at least 1qt of oil, spare ign coil and wires, coolant, grease, brake fluid, spare fuses and relays, jumpers, hurc straps, and 10L of gas. Usually filled with additional tools I need for work on the car during night shifts. Currently my electrical tool box, drill set, and a sh!t ton of audio wiring.

But no spare tire. I blow a tire and I call CAA.

I think my record time for an engine pull was just shy of 2 hours.

Good to know! I might be doing a swap this winter!

Winter swaps take a longggg time unless you've got a nice heated and insulated garage. Freezing cold + metal car/engine/etc. + metal tools + bare hands = a shitty time. Ask me how I know...

Propane heater boys, gets the garage nice and toasty in a few minutes. Then you work in a t-shirt

Not as easy as that when the garage you're working in is very large and uninsulated and it's -20C outside (without windchill)...especially when the 'propane heater' is actually a tiny little electrical one

I have an oil heater and was planning on tossing a rad fan on it to circulate the air. Used it last year without a fan and it kept me warm, but always had to have it near me.

What's this mythical space you guys call a "garage" ..? Sure sounds like it makes the DSM lifestyle easy in the winter...

I've gotta speak to my landlord and see if I can use the garage for the winter. It's small, but should fit my beach pretty well.

I'll offer to clean it up I guess and add something to the floor as a layer so I don't get oil everywhere.

I have a beautiful propane salamander heat for sale for any of you guys who dont have heated garages or sheds. 75000btu's will make a 2000sgf shed warm in 10 mins. 75 bucks.


I dont fix my car on the side of the road. CAA or nothing. And i have been fixing cars for 20 year(maybe why i dont fix em on the side of the road) The only tool in my car is a cell phone

Terry where is the picture with the trees and all the leafs on the ground?

It was taken on my Forks of the Credit run this morning.

Is that on the forks, i don't remember any part of the forks being that narrow.

its sort of a secrete spot.

A few loose ends to tie up, but it runs once again I also deleted the cruise, seeing as it didn't want to work when I drove down to Dynotech a few weeks ago. I didn't buy the non-cruise cable though, I relocated the stock box where the 2 cabled combine.

Not a dsm but its my new car

Interesting, is it a 250 or 300?
I was looking for a MB C350 (manual), and ended up buying a Saab TurboX....

Its a c300 with amg package drives Amazing

I can't get enough of this picture. Some of you may have seen it already from the photo hunt but I thought I'd share

The day she left home . Only if The previous owners didnt hackjob some of the car, I still wouldve had it .

Sexy car,did you sell it? ^

What was the issue Deep?

The car had been painted 4 times prior to me buying it. We completely stripped it down and painted it again. Strut towers were repaired badly and it was too much work for me to tackle. It was lots of little things that would have added up. I think the guy who I sold it to, sold it to someone on this board. Hope it went to a good home.

Loll even I miss that Talon. Car was a lot of fun while it lasted though

^^ huge boner

SO clean!

Sick rob. More please

You've seen my car in person. We should be really asking YOU for pics of that Spyder. Get on it!

Yea but it was in pieces lol .... Gotta measure up the roll bar, but i think i want to add to it first make it better.