My mom signed over her old (2001) Buick to me; she's not driving anymore. I sold off my Honda. No reason to have two cars and just one driver.
Weeeelllll...... this is the same car where the rodents got in and chewed up the writing harness. I had the back brakes rebuilt, etc, etc. Other various expenses last summer.
Nearly $900!
NOW - take the car for winterization... I figured the battery is about to die on me - it's original equipment for cryinoutloud so I KNOW I was living on borrowed time. I could tell it was not cranking properly. I also had been told last summer about some issues with leaking shocks and was limping along with that.
Well - front suspension, back suspension, new battery, new tires (yes also orig. equipment - I feared dry rot and a highway blowout), oil change, brake fluid flush (now I SWEAR the dealership did that last summer, but apparently it's contaminated ... crap), alignment. In the neighborhood of $1,800.
This is a local franchise of a national auto repair/tire store, not the dealer. One teensy upside is that I could get their house credit card and take 90 days same as cash. The owner also said he would work with my bill and see what he could whittle down.
Sigh...........
There is JUST NO GETTING AHEAD THESE DAYS!
I would love a new car, but cannot afford one. This one is paid off, but is at an age where maintenance and repair bills are going to be huge, like they are now.
Weeeelllll...... this is the same car where the rodents got in and chewed up the writing harness. I had the back brakes rebuilt, etc, etc. Other various expenses last summer.
Nearly $900!
NOW - take the car for winterization... I figured the battery is about to die on me - it's original equipment for cryinoutloud so I KNOW I was living on borrowed time. I could tell it was not cranking properly. I also had been told last summer about some issues with leaking shocks and was limping along with that.
Well - front suspension, back suspension, new battery, new tires (yes also orig. equipment - I feared dry rot and a highway blowout), oil change, brake fluid flush (now I SWEAR the dealership did that last summer, but apparently it's contaminated ... crap), alignment. In the neighborhood of $1,800.
This is a local franchise of a national auto repair/tire store, not the dealer. One teensy upside is that I could get their house credit card and take 90 days same as cash. The owner also said he would work with my bill and see what he could whittle down.
Sigh...........
There is JUST NO GETTING AHEAD THESE DAYS!
I would love a new car, but cannot afford one. This one is paid off, but is at an age where maintenance and repair bills are going to be huge, like they are now.