Posted by Jim G. (IP: 206.170.69.109) on October 01, 1999 at 19:13:17:
I got a great story for ya.
I put in a great sound system for real cheap, so my friends and I were cruising in my 73 grabber 302. We decided to drive to san diego at 11:00 pm. which is 90 miles south. We were cruising along just fine, turned onto some weird freeway (52) and a mustang wanted to race. so me and my stupid friends went for it. he blasted me, i was trying to keep up when i started losing power on the uphill. i pulled to the side and i heard noises from the engine that really shouldnt be there. I turned it off (tempature light was on) and it continued running for 3 minutes. we pushed it 2 miles ( uphill for 1) then it started, we got off the freeway and 3 cops pulled us over. THREE, an hour after we broke down. of course all they saw were my friends sitting on the trunk and my hood up cruising at 2 miles an hour. they gave us the third degree, thought we were drug smuggling teens going to mexico. well, one ended up pushing us to a filtered water pumping place and took off. it woulndnt start, then we pushed it back where we came from, 2 more miles. we stopped to rest and a car with two girls honked and kept going(we werent wearing our shirts anymore at 2:00am). then the same car cruised up, minus a passenger, but it was a hot chick, damn hot, asked if we needed a ride to a gas station. of course not, we didnt run out of gas, we need to get the car there though, we replied. (stupid) and then she said good luck, and took off. we got it there and filled up, then i gave her a pep talk, you know, one where you tell her how much you need her and youll do everything to her when you get home. Thank the ford lords, she started and barely chugged the rest of the way. of course it cant be that easy. we got stopped at this border check (in san diego). they thought we were mexican smuggling teens who were high. nope just tired teens with a broken car i told them. they made me turn it off! ugh, open the trunk, explain where we've been and why, is that a stolen radio, what is this wire for in the trunk, so on and so on. well we were clear, and took a couple minutes to start. on the road again. we made it home and i dropped them off, and i stalled in my driveway. we left home at 11:00pm and got back at 5:00am, no wonder border patrol thought we were stoned, our eyes were bloodshot and squinted and we lost ability to speak. so now im less than one month away from Air Force basic and stuck with this grabber that barely goes. my friend still wants to buy it, I figure, why not. oh ya, my cars name has always been "Dependable."
hope that wasnt too long, and i swear on everthing that is sacred, every part is true.
thanks for reading, Jim Green