Bad day but with some good points (and pics)

[LowEL2XR8]

Yesterday I broke down on the Kwinana Freeway heading south just after Mortimer Rd.
It was a hot day and I had my 3 kids in the car. My MSD coil had a melt down. Car was running smooth then it vibrated a little and the engine stopped.
I popped the bonnet to see the coil bubbling away.




This was about 10am. Wasn't that hot outside but without aircon the car was starting to get a bit hot. Lucky I had a fair amount of water for the kids. I unstrapped them from their baby seats and gave them some room. I commenced the phone calls.




Rang RAC and they were no help. Friendly sure but couldn't help. Because I had kids that needed baby seats they couldn't tow me. And they don't carry coils; only basics. Said I had 3 kids with me but they said I'd have to pay for a taxi for them. (What am I paying them for again??) Don't go with the RAC if you have kids under 7.

Rang the mother in law and asked if she could get a coil from Ford and bring it to me with tools. She rang back saying Ford want $577 (not a typo) for it. But she could get it for $76 from Repco. (I had a spare in my shed but it was too far away). Ford were really nice to my mother in law as the spares lady said its cheaper elsewhere and Ford rang repco to see if they had any and lucky they did.

In the meantime my brother in laws girlfriend who has baby seats in the back of her VY 2 Clubsport rocked up to take my kids to her mums house which is a day care as well.

Then because my kids were screaming at going with someone else and leaving me there, my mother in law gave the coil to clubsport girl (hence forth known as) so my mother in law was a calming influence on my kids.


In the meantime a very nice motorist stopped and offered me water as he carried it for such purposes as people stuck on the freeway. See nice people do exist.





So I waited a while longer in the car and realised the car was way hotter than standing in the sun. So I got out and stood next to the car; also as a caution to let people know I was there, so some fool doesn't decide to throw a rock at my windows.

Clubsport girl rocked up with the part and some tools. The sockets mother in law gave her were about a mile to big. Lucky clubsport girl put her tool kit in the boot and she had the right little socket. . She also bought me a large coke. Never has a coke tasted so good.



Fired the car up at about 12:15pm and went to pick up my kids


Oh and heres a dead rabbit.