Car Registration. Can we just all give a shout of frustration here? Our cars also need to be registered during November and December, which is RIGHT when you really really want to go out and spend money on your cars, right? And just what you want for Christmas is….a new windshied, right? Or better yet, TWO NEW WINDSHIELDS! (insert transylvanian accent laughing, here)
Our Suburban has been running rough lately, and the check engine light keeps coming on and then it will go off for a day, then it will come back on. We’ve tried some engine cleaners and other stuff, but it wasn’t getting better, so we took it into our local mechanics to see what the problem was. Hopefully it’s just something easy like spark plugs. Crossing finger, crossing fingers. Ryan wanted to drop it off in the am, which put me VERY close to being late for my 9:30 appointment, but I made it by the skin of my teeth.
At about 2, I wondered if the car was ready. Because I was scheduled to pick up 7 squirrely junior high kids in about 45 minutes. Ryan made the call to see if it was done, and came back to break the bad news that A-the car was NOT ready, and B- it wasn’t something simple like a spark plug. It was something involving the engine and some kind of seal on the engine that was letting in too much air, blah, blah, blah….$500.
Oh, goody.
But it is done. The car runs great, but it’s still not inspected. Before we do that we need to get a new windshield (big old crack running through it right now) and then we can start the process over NEXT month for the truck.
Joy, Joy, Joy.
Two of our three cars come up for inspection in November. I get it.
Last year, I took my mini van in because the power steering wasn’t working. $1000 dollars later and also being told I need four news tires (which I wasn’t going to purchase at the dealership) and we were set. I reached a point where I said, “Fine, just throw it on the pile.” Oh and we were finishing our basement at the same time. I still get stomach aches thinking about how expensive that month was.
three things should always work and never need fixing–cars, washers, and vacuums.
How many times have I thought the phrase, “blah, blah, blah….$500.”? Lots. Sorry to hear the spark plugs are fine. 🙂