Sharing my stress...
Well, I screwed up my truck, bigtime.
I'd seen some warning signs, but I was afraid of taking it to the shop because I didn't have the money for repairs. The stupid thing is, a couple of quarts of oil might have been all I needed.
Anyway, I'm going down the highway, and I hear/feel "clank clank clank". I think that I should check on that when I get home... Then "BANG"! there's a small explosion. When I look in the rearview mirror I see bouncing parts and LOTS of black smoke. I start pulling over to the side of the road, and my truck stops. When I try to start the truck back up again, it doesn't even turn over.
Turns out I threw two rods which put two holes in my engine block. I need a new engine. This will cost a tad more than $3500. I have less than $2000 available on my credit card. However, my brother tells my mother about all this, and she "loans" me $3500.
Sounds like all is solved... However...
Many of my friends are saying that I shouldn't pour that much money into a 10 year old truck with 140K miles on it. My friend Chris "knows a guy" that buy cars at auction to resell, and is offering to supply me one at cost. One of these is a '02 PT cruiser, a vehicle I have always lusted over. The cost is only $2500... I trust him because he sold a car to Chris that never developed any major problems.
So... Should I pour the money in the truck, or try for a new vehicle?I feel pressure from both sides... At the moment I'm doing my favorite response: Not making a decision for as long as possible. Technically, I'm waiting to see what the latest auction (this Friday), which is supposed to have another couple of vehicles that meet my criteria...
In the meantime, I've using Chris's car.
I'd seen some warning signs, but I was afraid of taking it to the shop because I didn't have the money for repairs. The stupid thing is, a couple of quarts of oil might have been all I needed.
Anyway, I'm going down the highway, and I hear/feel "clank clank clank". I think that I should check on that when I get home... Then "BANG"! there's a small explosion. When I look in the rearview mirror I see bouncing parts and LOTS of black smoke. I start pulling over to the side of the road, and my truck stops. When I try to start the truck back up again, it doesn't even turn over.
Turns out I threw two rods which put two holes in my engine block. I need a new engine. This will cost a tad more than $3500. I have less than $2000 available on my credit card. However, my brother tells my mother about all this, and she "loans" me $3500.
Sounds like all is solved... However...
Many of my friends are saying that I shouldn't pour that much money into a 10 year old truck with 140K miles on it. My friend Chris "knows a guy" that buy cars at auction to resell, and is offering to supply me one at cost. One of these is a '02 PT cruiser, a vehicle I have always lusted over. The cost is only $2500... I trust him because he sold a car to Chris that never developed any major problems.
So... Should I pour the money in the truck, or try for a new vehicle?I feel pressure from both sides... At the moment I'm doing my favorite response: Not making a decision for as long as possible. Technically, I'm waiting to see what the latest auction (this Friday), which is supposed to have another couple of vehicles that meet my criteria...
In the meantime, I've using Chris's car.