My Dear Car

So I'll be honest, I've been feeling some major animosity toward my car recently. Not only did the transmission crap out on me (see here), but prior to that my coolant sensor decided to stop working so it beeps at me EVERY. DAY. to remind me that I need to check my coolant. Which I don't. So I've taken to just dealing with it. Because electrical issues are expensive. Additionally, only half the lights on my console work, but thankfully it's just the ones on my RPM gauge and the speeds of higher than 90 mph, so that hasn't necessitated getting fixed either, because really, I never use either of those. And it didn't help matters any that while my car was in the shop to get its new transmission my neighbor was kind enough to let me drive their spare truck. And I LOVE trucks. Like, I would totally buy one as my next car if it were even slightly practical. So when Saturday came and we were able to go pick up my car I had some mixed feelings. It did look a little sad sitting there in the parking lot, so I was feeling good about getting behind the wheel again, but it must have sensed my shifting alliances because as soon as I started driving away it decided that it wasn't done being in the shop. Yeah, that's right, ANOTHER issue. But a much more significant one than the previously mention annoyances. My airbag light came on. Now, I'm a very cautious driver and have never been in a situation where my airbag has needed to deploy, but let's be real. It's winter in South Dakota and I'm not about to tempt Murphy's Law. Darrell did some research and we're pretty sure it's the "clock spring", which connects the steering wheel to the rest of the car. The car is still technically fine and safe to drive--just no airbag. Or cruise control. Or horn. I can live without the last two, but (quite literally) probably not without the first one. So back into the shop it goes. And back to my neighbor's truck I go (thank God for wonderful friends!). This should be a much quicker, and cheaper, fix...but at this point we might as well have a running tab at the mechanics. Joy.


And just to remind myself that my car is cute and fun and I do actually enjoy driving it, I decided that I'll post a picture of it. Not my car exactly, but the same make and model. My cute Little Boy Blue.