It's random stuff time.

( Just some random comments... )

Cecile, my car, is sick.

My baby-car is sick.  :(  In addition to her no-air issues, she's about 15,000 miles overdue for her 90,000 (and nearly $700) maintenance checkup.  Her heat shield has broken, which makes it sound as if I'm dragging a pie tin beneath my car, and her door locks are all jacked up again.  *sad*

 

I called CarMax, and while they're SUCH nice people, I strongly suspect that they know nothing about fixing cars.  I made an appointment with them, and they can't get Cecile in until August 23rd.  I sat at my desk and thought a bit, then looked up Honda dealers in my area.  I found one about 15 miles from home that's won the "President's Award" twice, so I gave them a call.  The service guy was SO nice, and very explanatory about what may be wrong, and told me what ought to be done (but without that hint of "oh, here's a chick, so I'm gonna sell her the moon" kind of swing that I get from many mechanics), and he can get her in next Tuesday.  A rough guess of my bill (guess done by me, not him) is that I'm looking at over $1500 in repairs.  *cries*

 

But...could I get a new car for that much?  I think not.  After this checkup and repair, she should be good to go for another 100,000 miles, excluding, of course, the regular maintenance that will be needed during that time.  I asked him if it was normal to return to the shop for a/c repair on a yearly basis, and he replied, "Oh no, absolutely NOT."  So....?  *sigh*

 

I feel better about the idea of my car in the Honda dealer's hands, but still leary of the probably higher bill because, well, it's a dealership.  But...if they can fix her up right, it'll be worth it?  I hope?  I'm just so tired of her being sick.

 

:(