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Sep. 4th, 2012 01:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kippurbirdWelp.
My car has finally started its death rattle. And it's a horrendous grinding noise whenever I turn it on and hit the accelerator. Or whenever I turn it on. Plus there's a leak in the water pump and something's wrong with the power steering fluid. The mechanic said it'd cost at least $450 to fix the pump and the leak and he had no idea why it was making that noise. It sounded bad and expensive. It'd be better to get a new car than to throw money at it, wait for something to break again in a few months and throw more money at it.
My mom refuses to let me drive it any more, though in theory it is still driveable.
So, now the family gets to play car shuffle. Nobody's schedules seem to match up very well for getting me to places. I'm going to have to ride my bike to some places, which I'm not really looking forward to. It's been really hot and I've out of practice in riding my bike.
But, what can I do?
I suppose I could take the bus, but I haaaate taking the bus. More than I hate riding my bike.
It'll take us a few weeks to be able to get a new car. I won't be getting it. I'll be getting my mom's old car. Which is okay. It has air conditioning.
We've had my car since 1994, so it's had more than a good run. I'll miss it a lot though.
My car has finally started its death rattle. And it's a horrendous grinding noise whenever I turn it on and hit the accelerator. Or whenever I turn it on. Plus there's a leak in the water pump and something's wrong with the power steering fluid. The mechanic said it'd cost at least $450 to fix the pump and the leak and he had no idea why it was making that noise. It sounded bad and expensive. It'd be better to get a new car than to throw money at it, wait for something to break again in a few months and throw more money at it.
My mom refuses to let me drive it any more, though in theory it is still driveable.
So, now the family gets to play car shuffle. Nobody's schedules seem to match up very well for getting me to places. I'm going to have to ride my bike to some places, which I'm not really looking forward to. It's been really hot and I've out of practice in riding my bike.
But, what can I do?
I suppose I could take the bus, but I haaaate taking the bus. More than I hate riding my bike.
It'll take us a few weeks to be able to get a new car. I won't be getting it. I'll be getting my mom's old car. Which is okay. It has air conditioning.
We've had my car since 1994, so it's had more than a good run. I'll miss it a lot though.
