SONofaBitch!

[stardruummer]

So I'd been meaning to take my car into the shop lately, because it hit 100,000 miles recently and i want to be a good responsible car owner. So today when I'm on my courier route for work, the check engine light comes on (side note: I hate the check engine light. It is the most vague instruction in the world, and can be triggered by seemingly anything in the car). The car is still acting perfectly normal, and i think I've heard somewhere that it will sometimes come on if you hit a certain mileage limit. But i am planning on driving it to Arizona this weekend for Estrella, so i figure its best to take it in as soon as possible. So as soon as i get back to town i take it in, I'll probably have it back tomorrow. Only an hour or so later at work he calls me. Good news: they got the car on early, they know what is wrong, and if they order the part tonight i can likely get it back late tomorrow, which is ideal. Bad news: the catalytic converter is the problem. It's a super expensive part. I had dad explain what it was to me. It is part of the exhaust system and it has expensive and rare earth metals in it like platinum. So with the diagnostic test, labor, parts, and tax, it will probably be around $930. This fucking sucks. I'm on a super tight budget right now, and i already went WAY over for the week because i had to by Grisha some more flea meds, which are ridiculously expensive. Maybe my dad will pay for it, but our agreement in general is that he pays for my car insurance, and i pay for everything else. aaargh! This is super lame, and i really don't need this right now. If i look on the bright side, now i know our drive to Arizona and back will be safe because I've just had my car checked out, and i know my car isn't going to break on me, and it is always better to fix things before they go super super bad. But seriously! This is so expensive, and my car isn't that old, and it seems to run fine, and i really shouldn't have this kind of a problem so soon after buying it!!!

To sum up: damn cars are expensive, and I am unlucky