A rear panel on the engine has blown out due to too much pressure build up from faulty sensors, and janky parts. So I have no wheels today. Oh well. The oil change that took place on Jan 4th had entirely leaked out of my wife’s car. We ran 5 litres of new oil into it yesterday morning, but that has since leaked out too. So now we wait to hear if it can be fixed, and for how much. Depending on the answer we might just have to buy a new car. If the fix is more than $2,500.00 at this point, a second new vehicle may very well be on the books for 2025. Yikes. Dropping more than $3K on a single vehicles repairs in just a handful of weeks is ridiculous. Probably still needs a new exhaust too, as that’s far too loud, and makes the car smell like a machine shop when idling in traffic. Ugh.
I think we will need to find a smaller second vehicle though. Either a reduced sized SUB, or a 4 door sedan with all wheel drive atleast. A Subaru of some sort, or something of that nature. We don’t need a massive second vehicle now that we have the new van for cottage/Ottawa runs. Something great on gas mileage, but road worthy for rural roads, and longer daily commuter distances. Remote start, heated seats, and bluetooth radio would be great too. Oh, and a functional AC unit! Can’t forget about the AC here in Ontario.
Valentine’s day is quickly approaching. Hell spring is coming on quickly too. Before you know it we’ll have Taekwondo belt testing, then the live Newsies shows, dance recitals, track & field days, and then end of school year birthdays. The final five months of the school term come at you quickly around here. Especially once spring kicks off and the weather improves a great deal.
Sucks about my wife’s car though. It used to be the “fancy” car, but it has gone through hell since the Covid induced hiatus on travel. Could always be worse. Take care out there. Ciao Bella!
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