I have been restoring a troublesome car which has been labelled cursed, evil, and referred to as Christine by friends of mine.
She is a 1983 Porsche 944 that I bought about 5-6 years ago. She was in good condition when I got her, and ran great as a daily runner for 3 or 4 years (even passed MOTs without advisories!) but then i got the motorsport bug - and that's when everything changed.
After prepping for the first event, she skipped the timing and blew the engine. After that I have had numerous incidents that have ranged from creepy to dangerous. Almost as though she is telling me she doesn't want to compete.
Off the top of my head I have had her fall off Jack stands whilst left alone, slammed the rear hatch on my hand - twice, had a coolant hose split and cause second degree burns (and 6 weeks seeing a plastic surgeon), accelerator pedal sticking open, petrol cap freezing closed - in summer, random unexplained electrical problems, losing a torqued down sump plug and all oil, plus a lot of mechanical failures that would never happen again in a lifetime, plus a lot more...
I'm sceptical, but i know others who refuse to go anywhere near her.
Here's a (supposedly) sinister looking picture.
Oh, I also have a video I took of CCTV footage of the rear hatch opening by itself.
Anyone else have similar tales of mischievous or malevolent cars?
She is a 1983 Porsche 944 that I bought about 5-6 years ago. She was in good condition when I got her, and ran great as a daily runner for 3 or 4 years (even passed MOTs without advisories!) but then i got the motorsport bug - and that's when everything changed.
After prepping for the first event, she skipped the timing and blew the engine. After that I have had numerous incidents that have ranged from creepy to dangerous. Almost as though she is telling me she doesn't want to compete.
Off the top of my head I have had her fall off Jack stands whilst left alone, slammed the rear hatch on my hand - twice, had a coolant hose split and cause second degree burns (and 6 weeks seeing a plastic surgeon), accelerator pedal sticking open, petrol cap freezing closed - in summer, random unexplained electrical problems, losing a torqued down sump plug and all oil, plus a lot of mechanical failures that would never happen again in a lifetime, plus a lot more...
I'm sceptical, but i know others who refuse to go anywhere near her.
Here's a (supposedly) sinister looking picture.
Oh, I also have a video I took of CCTV footage of the rear hatch opening by itself.
Anyone else have similar tales of mischievous or malevolent cars?
