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<p>[QUOTE="mynamespat, post: 2689032, member: 83738"]I had a buddy who ran a (not pink) ranger into the ground. He sold it after a series of (probably alcohol related) minor accidents. The new owner fixed the dents and painted it pink. We would see it around town every once in a while in all of it's pink glory.</p><p>One time... His battery wouldn't hold a charge (maybe it was the solenoid valve). At the time, he was working as a bar back (alcohol). So, he was leaving work at ~3am with the knowledge that his car wouldn't start.</p><p>Luckily it was a manual. He could pop the clutch. He was "experienced" with this. His system was to put the truck was in gear while he held the clutch down with his hand, running along side it to get the truck up to speed ... somehow hopping in (I never did quite figure out the full system... we always got stuck at, "why didn't you just hop in before you put the truck in gear?") The hopping in didn't quite work out and the truck took off across the lot with him in chase.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mynamespat, post: 2689032, member: 83738"]I had a buddy who ran a (not pink) ranger into the ground. He sold it after a series of (probably alcohol related) minor accidents. The new owner fixed the dents and painted it pink. We would see it around town every once in a while in all of it's pink glory. One time... His battery wouldn't hold a charge (maybe it was the solenoid valve). At the time, he was working as a bar back (alcohol). So, he was leaving work at ~3am with the knowledge that his car wouldn't start. Luckily it was a manual. He could pop the clutch. He was "experienced" with this. His system was to put the truck was in gear while he held the clutch down with his hand, running along side it to get the truck up to speed ... somehow hopping in (I never did quite figure out the full system... we always got stuck at, "why didn't you just hop in before you put the truck in gear?") The hopping in didn't quite work out and the truck took off across the lot with him in chase.[/QUOTE]
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