Not a good week...

[sleigh]

Two of the four cars in the family have been or are in the shop. On the way down to visit on Saturday, Megen's car gave her the engine warning light, then spewed white smoke everywhere as a radiator hose blew off. Luckily, she'd made it to Cincinnati and was right at an exit when it decided to blow. But... between the dead water pump, the timing belt, and the broken tensioner for the same, it's a four-figure bill. Given it's a '99 Dodge Neon, the question becomes whether or not to dump that much money into the repair. In the meantime, Megen has Denise's Jetta in Columbus and Denise and I are doing an intricate dance to get each other to and from work and other obligations with one car while we all try to figure out what our best option might be.

And today Devon's car went to the shop because of steering/suspension issues -- to emerge (hopefully) fixed some $550 later. This is one of those weeks where far, far more money is going out than coming in...

I hate cars, but there's little other option in this city, since mass transit here is mostly a joke unless you happen to both live and work on one of the few bus lines.

Bleh!

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Good luck with your cars!!!

When I had my exhusband's 13 year old Mazda mx6, it was in the shop at least every three months. If it helps any . . .The Carx shop in Norwood saved me a TON of money by finding me used parts when they fixed it . . .

Now my goal is to see how many miles to the gallon I can get with my new Honda civic, based on driving habits and speed. *wry grin.*