I get some kind of prize, right?
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December 20, 2004, 5:56 pm
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I’m definitely in the running for “Worst Timing” award.
My car broke down today.
The good news is that I just renewed my AAA membership, so towing only cost me $8.
The bad news is that when the mechanic was telling me what the problem was, everything after the words “$470 before labor, and it’s a pretty labor-intensive process” is a blur.
Ok, that’s a lie. It’s not all a blur. It’s a fuel pump module or somesuch, which apparently lives in or around the gas tank, which as I write this, is removed from my car and patiently awaiting the mechanic who tomorrow will take apart said gas tank and replace the evil bad non-working fuel module in an intricate, several-hour process.
Unfortunately I’m not lying about the $470 before labor cost.
*sigh*
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Should’ve gotten a new one right away when you started thinking about it!
Comment by Kacey December 21, 2004 @ 9:21 amOur lives mirror eachother. I just had the same thing happen to my truck. All better for about $500.
Comment by Kathy Howe December 23, 2004 @ 8:01 pmWhat mechanic are you going to? I need to see that mechanic because every time I go one, it costs about a grand. I once went for an oil change and have a tire repaired and it ended up costing me about $1700. Maybe auto mechanics have the kind of signs hoboes use to mark “suckers.”
Comment by Bill December 28, 2004 @ 8:36 pmOh Bill, please please PLEASE tell me you’re joking about the expensive repairs to your little white Beetle with the Who sticker. I’m starting to research my next car purchase, and I am really leaning toward a new Jetta or a slightly used Passat, but everyone keeps saying “expensive repairs.”
grrr.
Comment by Elle December 29, 2004 @ 6:08 am