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My dad's car is Lexus 470 series 2004. Recently, my father's driven his car to many provinces. Before the trip, due to his tough time, he could not manage to have car checked up. along the way to my homeland province, which was about 92 Km from my current resident, my dad drove the car and i helped check the visibility along the way. when we finished lunch, my dad allowed me to control the car and the accident started it way.
Once i managed to hold the wheel, i felt that the car was strength. The wheel was unusually a bit tight. I tried my best to manage the wheel since it swayed left and right. I could not speed up the car faster. after driving the about 2 or 3 km, the AC stopped working and the wheel started to tightener. then, there was a sign of battery problem on the tableau. I asked my dad to stop and checked car. Oh My Buddha, the drive belts in the front machine was broken. and then, my dad drove the car to the sidewalk under the shade of the tree. when he got off the car, he said "Son, it was really lucky. the wheel was very tight and if you continued, we could have had an accident." he continued, "this is the lesson learnt for you. The car wheel is usually loosen not very tight like this. it is flexible. if its condition likes this, you need to stop your car immediately and check. don't continue driving."
I felt relief and thanks to my ancestors and the God along the way that helped protect our life. luckily that we could find the garage and have it fix around 4 hours. Finally, we decided to cancel the plan and drove back home for car check up.
This is the golden lesson for me. I do hope that you may find it useful for you as wheel. Don't keep driving when your wheel is tighten. Stop and check.
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