After three days, the car rose again

[essentialsaltes]

The car is fixed, and that's good.
It took three days, and that's bad.
The shop diagnosed the problem with the crankshaft sensor, and that's good.
But they had no way to fix it, and that's bad.
Since the sensor had been recalled, I could get it fixed at the dealer for free, and that's good.
But it required another tow, and that's bad.
The dealer replaced the recalled parts, and that's good.
But the car still didn't run, and that's bad.
The dealer looked deeper into the mystery, and that's good.
They descovered that the engine control computer was burnt out, and that's bad.
But it was under warranty, so it cost nothing to replace it, and that's good.
But the computer is cursed, so that's bad.
But it comes with a free frogurt, so that's good...

Anyway, I dub the car... Jesus H. Crankshaft

I BELIEVE in Nissan the Manufacturer Almighty, Maker of Altima and Maxima: And in Jesus H. Crankshaft its only begotten Son, my Car; who was conceived by the Holy Designer, born of the ISO-9001 certified Factory, entered the Valley of Death, was kaputt, dead, and towed; he descended into the shop; the third day he rose again; he ascended into the City of Angels, and sitteth in my parking spot; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the too-damned slow.

Many thanks to Rebecca for adding some Mike-ferrying onto her already horrendous commute. Fortunately, I have arranged that she will soon have a friend who will help her rule the world. Muahahaha.

Comments

[marlo.livejournal.com]

The car contains potassium benzoate.





....that's bad.

[colleency.livejournal.com]

"I have arranged that she will soon have a friend who will help her rule the world."

A little friend?

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Fairly little : .

[colleency.livejournal.com]

:)
Fun!

[rsheslin.livejournal.com]

I'd just assumed you'd already dibsed the corruption of the impending Brian&Amy spawn.

[jsadler.livejournal.com]

I don't think Brian & Amy need any outside help on that count!!

flawed, like so many religious ideas

[(Anonymous)]

Skeptics would say: "Three days? Right. It was PROBABLY dead on Sunday (but how can you tell--it just sat there, much like a turtle). It was definitely dead on Monday, and it took until Thursday to be restored to life. So that's 4 days, and probably 5."

But Crankshaftians wise in exegetics would respond: "In the tradition of our people, only the rising of the stars is counted, thus the stars rose over Jesus H. Crankshaft's inert form on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but it was resurrected before Thursday evening, thus it rose on the third day."

[(Anonymous)]

Do you suppose, before Jesus H. Crankshaft was sent to suffer on the lot of the mechanic, that he could have stopped by and brought out 1989 Nissan pickup back from the dead?

(Actually, I think the guy we sold it to is doing that. I think his name was José, not Jesus, though. Would have been cool.)