My car should be done tomorrow (fingers crossed) but man, what a pain in the ass. Today my mechanic (who previously pooh-poohed me) said, “You know, you were right about that radiator leaking.”
That’s another $150. $180.
On the upside, there won’t be anything major left to go wrong*, since he’s also replacing the timing belt and rebuilding the water and oil pumps. But it sucks to get hit with a huge bill like this. Thank God he’s so much cheaper than anybody else.
*Not that I can think of!
Damn cars. It’s always something. A leftover from when America was a productive country. Compare the cost of autos versus middle class wages from 1972, before Politicians sold the country to the 1%, to 2014.
Well you should be good to go. These are the things that can happen, just all at once. I had a beater 1986 Volvo station wagon that got expensive and once everything was fixed . . . I gave it to my brother who had a baby on the way. It’s been running pretty well for him and I hope it gets him through all the diaper/formula heavy hauling. Heard you on Virtually Speaking: hang tight! I’d put something in the tip jar but we’re sucking wind like everyone else.