Comments | ladycrim: Car Capers Continue

ladycrim

Car Capers Continue

Aug 06, 2007 08:20

My car seems bound and determined to rebel. In the last five weeks:

- The windshield cracked and needed replacing.

- The transmission died and needed replacing.

- The ignition wires burnt and needed replacing.

- My license plate bulb burnt out, which got me pulled overAnd late last night, a tire popped. I need to replace it today. (Bless AAA ( Read more... )

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Comments 6

silentbob037 August 6 2007, 18:22:34 UTC

AAA Gold membership is a wondrous thing. You get unlimited towing for free!

ladycrim August 6 2007, 19:26:53 UTC

I just hope I won't need it anymore!

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ladycrim August 8 2007, 15:29:15 UTC

Use it enough, and they take away your gold membership.

I hope I never get to that point!

mandersmouse August 6 2007, 20:13:29 UTC

What is it with cars lately? I just spent nearly $200 on getting a new battery and oil change for my car today as it died on me Saturday night!

agent_dani August 8 2007, 06:29:28 UTC

I'm jealous about the AAA response. In my region, they often won't even call the nearest garage for a couple hours.

The last time I called it was thankfully ultimately unnecessary. I was calling because damage to a decorative cap prevented both its removal and the underlying lug-nut. I was able to pry the offending plastic away enough after half an hour, an effort undertaken when it became clear that they could/would only deal with us if we could give them a location along a major (three-digit or fewer) state route. We were on a four-digit one, which are unique only within a county. So, SR 1001 could have nearly seventy incarnations.

Yay for the warranty. Road-hazard for tires is one of the few extended warranties I buy, mostly because it's rather cheap. Having had several tires replaced under it I'm way ahead on total cost.

ladycrim August 8 2007, 15:27:02 UTC

Believe me, I was stunned they showed up as quickly as they did! I guess it's because it was 10:30 at night. When my transmission died back in 2004, I had to wait nearly 2 hours in 90-degree heat before they showed up. (They'd made me a priority because I was on the freeway, but the highway patrol's tow truck showed up first and towed me to a side street. AAA then decided I was no longer a priority and moved me to the bottom of the list.)