So, after my car accident in April I had to get a new (used) car, and I should have gotten a different one, because it (a '95 jetta) has been out to get me ever since.
First thing early last fall was when my brakes went out. Just one morning went out to start the paper route and I had no brake pressure whatsoever. That at least was a fairly cheap fix that Hubs was able to do...one of my rear brakes was hemorrhaging fluid from....a cylinder thing? (I don't know cars very well).
Shortly after that my oil coolly thingy started hemorrhaging oil, and so Hubs replaced it. (I don't know what it's called. My prior car didn't have one. I guess it cools my oil or something?)
After that, my coolant system started acting up. That was something the mechanic had to deal with. It turns out the fans just decided to stop working so my engine kept trying to overheat.
Then on the Interstate, my gas pedal suddenly went out. Fortunately Hubs was with me and able to re-hook the cable back up. Like, those things aren't supposed to disconnect that easily. But my car is possessed like that.
Then in November my clutch went out on the paper route. The last car I had, the clutch warned me when it was going out, but this car just decided to snap one morning like "Screw you!"
Then last month the door latch went out so I couldn't shut my door. We had to creatively bolt it shut until we could get it to the mechanic and I had to crawl over my passenger seat to get in and out.
Shortly after that, my car decided to find and pick up little metal bits to send both my rear tires flat, each one just a couple weeks apart. Joke's on the car, though...I have free replacement warranty on both those tires!
Then my suspension went out on my front driver side tire. That was very expensive (more expensive than the clutch!).
Then yesterday, I went to pick up Hubs, and as I parked I noticed smoke. It was pouring out of my driver-side door. My car was trying to kill me with fire! It got hot enough to shatter my window. We managed to get it put out right before the fire department arrived. My power lock had shorted out.
While we were fighting it, Hubs had disconnected my battery, and since my alarm is tied to that lock, it went off any time we tried to reconnect it. If there was a fuse or other way to disconnect it, we could not discover it. (The manual did not give up any info, either.) So we had to tow it 30 miles back to town and have the mechanic fix my car again. Fortunately my mechanic was kind enough to hang around the shop for an extra hour so we could get it in his garage instead of leaving my car out overnight with a busted window (the neighborhood there is a bit shady and it was forecasted to rain).
I don't suppose anyone wants to buy adevil-spawned totally reliable '95 jetta off me? Anyone?
Bonus: One of Hubby's coworkers has the same colored Jetta as me, though a couple years younger. After my oil coolly thingy went out, his did. After my coolant system went, he had issues with his coolant system. We're still waiting on his clutch to go out (though his is an automatic and mine's a manual), and yesterday he saw my car door smoking and was like "Oh HELL no!" because whatever seems to happen to mine seems to happen to his.
First thing early last fall was when my brakes went out. Just one morning went out to start the paper route and I had no brake pressure whatsoever. That at least was a fairly cheap fix that Hubs was able to do...one of my rear brakes was hemorrhaging fluid from....a cylinder thing? (I don't know cars very well).
Shortly after that my oil coolly thingy started hemorrhaging oil, and so Hubs replaced it. (I don't know what it's called. My prior car didn't have one. I guess it cools my oil or something?)
After that, my coolant system started acting up. That was something the mechanic had to deal with. It turns out the fans just decided to stop working so my engine kept trying to overheat.
Then on the Interstate, my gas pedal suddenly went out. Fortunately Hubs was with me and able to re-hook the cable back up. Like, those things aren't supposed to disconnect that easily. But my car is possessed like that.
Then in November my clutch went out on the paper route. The last car I had, the clutch warned me when it was going out, but this car just decided to snap one morning like "Screw you!"
Then last month the door latch went out so I couldn't shut my door. We had to creatively bolt it shut until we could get it to the mechanic and I had to crawl over my passenger seat to get in and out.
Shortly after that, my car decided to find and pick up little metal bits to send both my rear tires flat, each one just a couple weeks apart. Joke's on the car, though...I have free replacement warranty on both those tires!
Then my suspension went out on my front driver side tire. That was very expensive (more expensive than the clutch!).
Then yesterday, I went to pick up Hubs, and as I parked I noticed smoke. It was pouring out of my driver-side door. My car was trying to kill me with fire! It got hot enough to shatter my window. We managed to get it put out right before the fire department arrived. My power lock had shorted out.
While we were fighting it, Hubs had disconnected my battery, and since my alarm is tied to that lock, it went off any time we tried to reconnect it. If there was a fuse or other way to disconnect it, we could not discover it. (The manual did not give up any info, either.) So we had to tow it 30 miles back to town and have the mechanic fix my car again. Fortunately my mechanic was kind enough to hang around the shop for an extra hour so we could get it in his garage instead of leaving my car out overnight with a busted window (the neighborhood there is a bit shady and it was forecasted to rain).
I don't suppose anyone wants to buy a
Bonus: One of Hubby's coworkers has the same colored Jetta as me, though a couple years younger. After my oil coolly thingy went out, his did. After my coolant system went, he had issues with his coolant system. We're still waiting on his clutch to go out (though his is an automatic and mine's a manual), and yesterday he saw my car door smoking and was like "Oh HELL no!" because whatever seems to happen to mine seems to happen to his.
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