Well, the sweet ride is over. Our car is kaput! After it failed me on Sunday, and a look at by the mechanic assessing the transmission needs replacing (we feared this for a while) for a cost of $2,500 - $3,000, we ain't fixing what's broke.....cause we're broke.
We've already put so much $ into repairing this car over the past 3 years we've had it and Hubby doesn't think it's worth putting more into it. If the car didn't have any issues, it would be worth $3,000. So to spend $3,000 to fix it is sorta counterintuitive.
The car runs. It just doesn't go in reverse. So if we can go on in life never having to go backwards, we'd be fine.
I'm not sure what we're going to do with the car. Hubby is going to leave it at his Mom's for now. And I'm not sure what we're going to do for a car. SIGH! Sure we can do without a car. We do live in NYC and there's lots of public transportation. BUT being able to get into a car and go away for a weekend or taking a day trip away from this crazy city is how we used our car...plus, going to see family every week.
Can a bundle of cash land in my lap right NOW.
**Jalopy For Sale**
1999 Cadillac Deville
Brown with Tan Leather Interior
150,000+ miles
Has all the bells and whistles of it's model year
Front seat is a bench so you can stretch out while driving
Runs, just not in reverse
Has Mechanical issues - um, transmission
Has Electrical issues - right hand side windows don't operate
Several lights are on on the dashboard - Very festive
Make an offer - Mommy Diarist needs a new car
And she needs this one!
I once drove AN ENTIRE YEAR in a car without reverse! It was a 1973 Plymouth Duster, and getting around was tough - I had to park on inclines, in front of open spaces, and stopped waaaay short of the traffic light if I was the first car in case a bus wanted to make a turn. At college, all of the spaces had those concrete blocks in front of them, so I had to 1) keep the driver's side door open, 2)put the car in drive, 3)throw the gear into neutral just as I hit the concrete block, then 3)as the car bounced back slightly, stick my left foot out the car door and add momentum to the car's backwards motion by pushing it on the ground. Sometimes it took several tries, which garnered me some very odd looks. But you see, it can be done!
ReplyDeleteWow the car you want is HOT! I always loved those oldies.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Bob!
ReplyDeleteThree step method to owning a POS car. Would have loved to have seen that process. I'm picturing Fred Flinstone with his feet propelling the car :-)
We still have the car...parked. Haven't driven it in over a month.