cross-posted from FB, because apparently lj remembers my adventures in car for me ( Read more... )

a drive axle in my car broke in half last thursday, as i was leaving for vermont for my sister's wedding. it broke while i was still in the parking lot at work ( Read more... )

last year my car was acting up. a mechanic told me that a car like mine was unlikely to last to 200K miles. i was determined to prove him wrong.

today my car passed inspection at over 201K miles. today's mechanic said that my car was likely to be around a while - his saturn lasted past 260K. :D