So, my car is dead.  Despite my best efforts to repair my beloved Volvo, it is now junk.  Apparently in my trip over the curb, and through the fence and the shrubbery, the oil pan was torn off the car.  All the oil dumped out before the car came to a stop which, for those of you who are not car savvy, causes the engine to seize.  Hence, Dead Car.  ( Read more... )