Today I changed oil and filter on my `03 XKR. I used the jack from the trunk and I put the folding wheel chock which comes with the car under my rear wheel. After the oil change, I put away the jack and I checked that I had everything back in the trunk...ie, jack and jack handle, etc. Then, I start the car and put it in reverse and as soon as I back up, I can feel that I`ve run over something. Right away I realize I`ve run over the wheel chock that I left under the rear tire. It bent the collapsible chock and cut a slice in the tire center. It`s not deep enough to leak but it is deep enough to totally **** me off!!! These are brand new tires. So...I`m I the only one who can manage to do dumb #@*& like this? Help me out here...I think I`m getting old!!!!!

 

Not to imply that I'm laughing at you... but, that's funny! You should be able to get the warranty on the tire to cover the cut, but it won't be free. I've done stupid things like that before, but never on the Jag. I've done it on the horse trailer where I've left the tongue jack down or the chock in place on the trailer tires. Always a Homer Simpson moment!

 

Thanks for the support Midlife. The cut in the tire is more psychologically damaging than anything else. I hope I`m not making a mistake but as long as it doesn`t leak air I`ll probably leave it alone and just watch it. I`m gonna stay inside and watch TV now so I don`t $%&# anything else up!!!

 

I hoped you were using jack stands to support the car or the cut in the tires might be the least of your problems

 

Yeah, I always use jack stands. I didn`t forget to remove them!! I didn`t remember the wheel chock because even though I`ve done a thousand oil changes on my cars through the years, the Jag is the only one that has the wheel chock thing in the trunk. Wish I would have left it there and not bothered with it!

 

Cpm53
Don't feel bad I've felt the same way. I've run over and flattened a steel commercial wheel chock with my work truck loaded with a few tons of bricks, wiped out the bottom of my shops overhead door 3 times with the ladder rack, only to find out that opener was malfunctioning,( not opening all the way, but still took me 3 times to figure it out, so you can imagine how I felt), and having the wife not put the Lexus in park and wiped out our front garage door. At least I didn't do that one
So S#@t happens. Good Luck
Doug
2001 XKR Silverstone

 

Thanks RC...This is all about misery loves company!! Nice to know I`m not alone on this one...........Did ja get blamed for that front garage door anyway??

 

Now I know why mine from the auto parts store is a safety orange color...thought it was because maybe the orange was the cheapest color...perhaps it was for this very purpose of not forgetting it.

 

And I started to run over my creeper after my last little project behind the car...that cost me some rubberized undercoating on my fuel tank which I had to re-apply. creeper was undamaged though, since It scared the bajeezus out of me and I didn't actually 'roll' over it.

feel better?

 

I too am "old" and make dumb-a** mistakes. Therefore I do not work on my Jag (or my Mercedes).

I work on my boat (if you think Jag mechanics are expensive...you should see a boat yard bill...) and house. Rationale: If I screw up boat or house I wont die.

Simple theory and has (mostly) kept me out of trouble.

 

Damn those Jaguar folks for putting that thing in my trunk to begin with.......

 

I always keep 18" 4x4's to use as wheel chocks.

Now, if I could just find that 150 lb. drop tailgate off my landscape trailer, I'd be happy. That'll teach me to put up my tailgate--and pay attention. With a diesel pickup putting out 700 ft/lbs. of torque, you can't feel anything behind you.

 

Never got blamed for the front garage door, but sure caught hell about the shop door, by the way which is now two colors of white the top is faded white and the bottom two sections are bright white.
Doug
2001 XKR Silverstone