Only had to mooch just under a grand to do it. Still driving a piece of junk, but I'm mobile, for what it's worth. It's situations like this that really illustrate how a very large section of our society is centered around the automobile. In view of that the returning rise in gas prices is concerning. Societies facing hardship tend to slough off ( Read more... )

At least it happened close to home and I was able to park it. I'm thinking it's the fuel pump or fuel filter but no way to be sure at the moment. There's a Mobil station just up the street that does repairs, hopefully I can borrow enough money from dad to get it running again. Out here in Centreville I am totally screwed w.out a car. Particularly ( Read more... )

I loved the speed, the power and the independence they represented/provided. I can still appreciate the beauty of a finely designed automobile, even more the physical capabilities of a well engineered sports car. But I primarily see them as machines now. Their value is purely in their utility (Of course, some of that utility can be visceral impact ( Read more... )