Bah, my car was making bad noises, so I took it in, and now I have to pay $100 for a new tire. I just bought new tires in November! I feel like I'm getting swindled, but it seems logical ( Read more... )

I pulled the factory (OEM) stereo out of my car about a week back to check the plugs in the back. I'm trying to hardwire my Zen so that I don't have to deal with FM transmitters anymore. Of course, factory steros DO NOT HAVE STANDARD plugs in the back. In fact, it's just a bunch of plastic wire harnesses. How am I supposed to work with this ( Read more... )

Got my car back; sounds brand new.

Awesome.

Whugs! I took my car in again, and they're telling me it needs new engine mounts. Total: $250 to make sure my engine doesn't  fall out onto the road. I swore I wasn't going to be upsold while I was there, but they got me. When I got there, they were like, "We can do this 27-point inspection for free." Free? How could I lose? Of course, they're ( Read more... )

So my car has been loud and vibratey recently, which would be fine if my car were actually sex, but it's not. It's still a car. I took it into the shop to see if they could figure it out; they called it strange and recommended some $150 upgrades that might not fix the problem. So now my solution is, I guess, to take it into the Ford dealer, since ( Read more... )

Bleg. I went to bed early last night, but I still feel really tired. I woke up at 8:05, despite the fact I needed my car at the mechanics at 8:00. They told me nothing is visibly wrong with the exhaust, but tried to upsell me some tires.

I watched Brick last night: it stumbls with mumbled jargon and poor emotion, but its the finely-crafted noir ( Read more... )