You may or may not know all the problems I have had with my 2003 Ford Escape. Last year on a trip up to Bristol, I had to get the entire transmission replaced for about $3,000. Also, in December of this year I was in the accident I mentioned in my previous Allstate post. When I got my car back six weeks later, it had gotten $6,000 of repairs done to it. Also, it suddenly had an oil leak that was "unrelated to the accident," according to Allstate's adjuster.
So yesterday Sephie and I are on our way to see Be Kind Rewind when it happened again. A noise from the engine, sounding much like a flat tire. No check engine light, no dramatic change in the way the car drives, just a noise. We had it towed to Tuffy and after they checked it out today they gave me an estimate:
$3,660.
"The cheapest thing we can do is replace the engine."
Wow.
Wow.
Also, to further illustrate my point that I have somehow enraged the god of cars, this morning Sephie couldn't get her car to start. We've known for a while she was going to need to replace the starter, but it's hilarious that it finally gave out the morning after my car died.
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Maybe it's time to join the fixed gear bike revolution and ditch your car(s)!
Ask Josh.
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