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worse case scenarios
Feb. 3rd, 2004 11:32 amI need to stop planning for worst case scenarios. Every time I do, that scenario happens. Today is an excellent example. My car is in the shop getting some work done. My car has been having transmission problems in 5th gear. You let out the clutch, gears engage. You stomp on the gas and all of a sudden you loose power and the RPMs spike. 2 seconds later, the RPMs go back down and you start accelerating. So into the shop it goes.
The shop just called, they say I need a new clutch. What the FUCK! This car only has 40,000 miles on it, why the HELL would it need a new clutch? Now I believe them, don't get me wrong. I don't think they are lying about it needing a new clutch. Still, I only put 16,000 on it since I got it and I can't imagine what the old owner did to it to destroy a clutch in 40,000 miles. I will never buy a used car again if I have the money to afford a new one. Oh, and they say it'll cost $900 for them to replace the clutch. For some reason, I thought manuals were cheaper than automatics and they only wanted 1150 to redo the whole transmission in my old escort.
Not a good day!
The shop just called, they say I need a new clutch. What the FUCK! This car only has 40,000 miles on it, why the HELL would it need a new clutch? Now I believe them, don't get me wrong. I don't think they are lying about it needing a new clutch. Still, I only put 16,000 on it since I got it and I can't imagine what the old owner did to it to destroy a clutch in 40,000 miles. I will never buy a used car again if I have the money to afford a new one. Oh, and they say it'll cost $900 for them to replace the clutch. For some reason, I thought manuals were cheaper than automatics and they only wanted 1150 to redo the whole transmission in my old escort.
Not a good day!
