It’s been making all these sad noises lately, and like any good and responsible car owner, I ignored them. I mean really, what else would you expect from me?! But then when my air conditioning quit blowing cold and the temps hit 100*, I knew that it was time to take her in to the mechanic.Bad news bears!
I couldn’t take it to my regular guy cause they couldn’t get me in until next week, so instead, I took it to the same Toyota dealership that works on all of our company trucks. Yes, my car is a Nissan, but so are half of our work trucks, and these guys seem to do just fine. Long story short, my freaking compressor was seizing, yadda yadda yadda…..
Two Thousand Dollars
Yeah, that’s how much it is gonna cost me. I was so traumatized cause that is many many dollars. The mechanic we work with did some dealing and got it down to $1500 for me, but that is still lots. My question to you guys: Do you think I’m getting screwed cause I took it to a Toyota dealership? Like I mentioned, in the past 10 years, these guys have been very fair on our other non-Toyota trucks, but this seemed pricey. I know I could have taken it to other places for quotes, but I can’t drive it the way it is, so that just meant more days without a vehicle…..sigh.
In other abusive news, please take a look at these beauties:
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| No comments on the amazing bike shorts tan lines. Thanks. |
Not to fret, I’m only in an abusive relationship with my mountain bike. Remember my post from a few days back when we rode Dakota Ridge and I may have mentioned getting my ass handed to me? These lovely marks are a direct result of those big ol’ rocks that I was riding over. Or more succinctly, they are the result of my body smashing into all of the aforementioned rocks. I think my dreams of being a leg model have officially gone out the window.
Marissa, I think you’ve got me beat. Not a scratch on her. Damn.
I am getting major sympathy points from random strangers though, so that’s something. I was walking Tals this morning and this sweet elderly lady stopped me and goes, “Oh honey, your legs!!!!” I tried to tell her my dog beat me up, but she didn’t seem to believe me. Odd.
And in other random news, guess where I’m FINALLY going tomorrow? That’s right, HARRY POTTER! I didn’t want to deal with the crazies last weekend, so I saved it for this weekend. I’m pumped and I’ve got HP on the brain.
And from the looks of this sign that I saw while driving yesterday, so does the entire world 🙂
How is your week going? Any fun weekend plans that may beat out my HP/studying-filled weekend?!