Cars

[bertine]

My car is a 2000 Saturn SL1 and has 100,000 miles on it. It gets ~30 miles to the gallon and I maintain it pretty well. In the last year, including the $600 I am putting into it today, I have paid about $1300 to maintain it. That was mostly things I could have lived with out like recharging the air conditioning, fixing a seat and fixing a window.

Still, sometimes I want a new car so badly because it would look nice and have a sunroof and wouldn't need things like oil valve gaskets and serpentine belts replaced. Then I look at the car payment and get sticker shock.

Comments

[bertine.livejournal.com]

For most of the summer last year my a/c DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. It wasn't until I drove to Joplin that I decide I had to get it fixed and then it was the nicest thing ever.

[sterlingphoenix.livejournal.com]

I had my heater not work in January. I had to drive around with the windows down so it wouldn't get all fogged up. That was FUN.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I am not sure which is worse. I don't handle heat very well.

[sterlingphoenix.livejournal.com]

I don't either, and usually I say "there's only so many clothes you can take off" and all, but driving semi-fast, you at least get a breeze, and you can have a cold drink with you... but driving n 35W at like 65MPH with the windows down when it's -20 degrees, there's just no way that's not hellish.