So, my car got worked on yesterday and for a car that seemed to generally be running okay, it had a lot wrong with it. \u00a0The mechanic cheerfully broke it down for me.<\/p>\n
1. Brakes – in terrible, terrible shape. \u00a0Pretty much everything that could be wrong with them, was.<\/p>\n
2. Exhaust – holes in the pipes, things falling off.<\/p>\n
3. Air filter needs replaced.<\/p>\n
4. The service light indicated a problem with the daytime running lights – and I had a headlight out as well.<\/p>\n
5. Several other things were wrong as well, but by this point I was too numb to pay attention. \u00a0Oh, something about rear tires.<\/p>\n
Grand total – had I decided to get everything fixed – $2,100<\/p>\n
And that’s the point where – if my knees hadn’t thankfully chosen to lock – I would have fallen to the floor.<\/p>\n
I recovered and the mechanic and I talked through the repairs into two categories: \u00a0Danger to myself and others vs. Annoying.<\/p>\n
So, I go the brakes repaired and that was “only” \u00a0$770. \u00a0 \u00a0I had expected “stop on a dime” kind of results, but they are just “ok”. \u00a0Grumble.<\/p>\n
I really like my car but I can’t keep throwing money at it. \u00a0It’s got 125,000 + miles on it, guess it’s time for me to start looking for a new ride.<\/p>\n
In funner news… I went out to dinner with some friends and got some really excellent sushi. \u00a0 Also had a little seaweed salad and some sticky rice with mango for dessert. \u00a0Sort of made up for the car repair bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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