Truckin' at 125,000 miles
Age is catching up with my '97 Dodge Dakota. Had to replace the battery last week; still, it was over five years old and had been abused with several deep discharges. 'Bout $100 I'll never see again.
This week it was the starter. There went another $320 or so; I jacked up the truck to see if it was feasible for me to replace it myself. Looked tight, very greasy and the rain made it too inconvenient to attempt; I suppose I was lucky to find a shop open on a Saturday that was able to fix it in short order.
I'll probably take it back shortly to have a full tune-up since it's getting balky in cold weather. On the whole the old girl's not in bad shape, but money's way too tight.
Got to get employed RSN; the job prospect the temp agency indicated last week seems to have evaporated. I'd hoped to be employed by now. :(
This week it was the starter. There went another $320 or so; I jacked up the truck to see if it was feasible for me to replace it myself. Looked tight, very greasy and the rain made it too inconvenient to attempt; I suppose I was lucky to find a shop open on a Saturday that was able to fix it in short order.
I'll probably take it back shortly to have a full tune-up since it's getting balky in cold weather. On the whole the old girl's not in bad shape, but money's way too tight.
Got to get employed RSN; the job prospect the temp agency indicated last week seems to have evaporated. I'd hoped to be employed by now. :(