Bloo is Hospitalized
Don’t worry, no real living thing is involved in this incident. Bloo is a name me and BeBe use to refer to our Blue-colored Proton Wira 1.3 (M).
The thing about Bloo is, it’s been sick for quite a while already, and thanks to it’s poor owners, fixing him is always put at the last priority. Bloo is having its gaskets worn out, and timing belts being loose.
On my way to work today, the car’s engine suddenly fainted. Luckily the road is practically traffic-free (you gotta love Cyberjaya for this), so I can pull to the side and pop up the hood to check what’s going on. There’s no sign of oil spills or anything wrong with the radiator. The car is not overheating even. There’s plenty of fuel in the tank left.
I did something I shouldn’t do (I should’ve called the insurance tow truck actually) – cranked the car. The engine starts, with abnormal sounds and some metal scraping sound. My guess at the moment is the timing belt slipped a little bit, causing the timing to go haywire. The car can be driven, with severe power loss. I slowly drove Bloo to the workshop in Equine park, which is recommended by one of the mates I know in the car world.
Upon inspection – my guess is right, the timing belts are gone. He even scolded me for driving the car after what happened.
Mech: “Lu gila ka! Ini sudah kong tepi jalan lagi you mau drive! Panggil itu truck insurans mah! Free saja boleh tarik mari sini!”
Me: “Ahaha~ Mana tahu ini teruk tokey…”
Mech: “Kalau tak teruk dia tarak mati tepi yalan itu macam mah! Lagi ada ini munyik! Nanti ini engine blow lu baru tau!”
Since it’s been in this condition, I decided to ask the guy to do complete overhaul on Bloo – it’s time to give him a new heart, well technically new that is.
So Bloo is now warded until Monday, I’ll come and take a look at him again tomorrow. Looking forward!
wait, is this the wira that i know so well? (lol, ok, not SO well)?
ouch.
a total overhaul eh?
good luck in that endeavor!
aww sheeshhh sorry to hear about mr. bloo..
well all death are certain now, aye? :P
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