Car Troubles
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
United States
August 19, 2018 7:41am CST
Happy Sunday Everyone!
It's gray and drizzling here on this Sunday morning. It fits my mood because I'm feeling depressed that my car needs to go in to be fixed and it sounds like something that will be costly.
My daughter was driving on the highway yesterday and the car started losing acceleration. It was shaking a bit and felt like it was going to stall.
As you know, my daughter drives 2 hours each way to work and this week she has to work 4 days. Needless to say without a second car there's going to be a lot of balls in the air until we figure out what to do.
She's going to drop the car off tonight with a note explaining what's happening and that she hopes they can get to it tomorrow. If not, then we have to figure out how she'll get to work this week and it looks like a rental car might be the answer.
Before I put the cart before the horse I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll be able to fit the repair in tomorrow and we'll get the car back for her to work the next 4 days.
Once that get's addressed then we'll worry about the bill.
It's always something isn't it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Aug 18
In just hope they can get it fixed quickly. There's so much going on this week that we need the car for
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
19 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 I imagine that having only one car is a serious problem.
@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Aug 18
We try to keep 2 running vehicles for that reason. The kids have even had to borrow before, but that meant we still had one while theirs got fixed. It does not raise your insurance that much. And a few days with a rental would cover the difference in insurance. We found that out when hubbies truck got hit. Insurance covered that bill but when seen the amount.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
19 Aug 18
Oh yuk..it sounds like it could be the alternator, and you are right that is expensive. Is public transportation out?
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
19 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 Get out your wallet..
. I hope they can too though!`
. I hope they can too though!`@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Aug 18
Yes public transportation isnt nearby so we can't use that. I'm just hoping they can fix it quickly
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
19 Aug 18
Yes, there's always something happening! I hope they can repair the car quickly. Let's make the most of the day. 
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
19 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 It wouldn't be life if everything went smooth.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Aug 18
There is nothing worse than car issues.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Aug 18
I'm just hoping they can fix it quickly. We don't have access to public transportation nearby so we depend on our car for everything
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
19 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 Yes that is a pity about no nearby transportation. You are right tho having a second car might help.
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Aug 18
We don't even have public transportation nearby so we can't even rely on that. We depend on our car for everything
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
20 Aug 18
I'm sorry your car is out of order. I hope the cost of the repairs will not be too high.
@Juliaacv (48415)
• Canada
19 Aug 18
I'm so sorry for the car issue.
It was lucky that she was able to make it home, breaking down anywhere, let alone on a highway, can be very dangerous.
I look forward to reading a post on Tuesday that the shop was able to complete the repairs and that all is well again. Until then Ill keep my fingers crossed for you.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Aug 18
I'm hoping it can get fixed quickly as this is going to be a huge hassle if it cant. Sitting here on a Sunday just waiting for the shop to open tomorrow is nerve wracking. I hate not knowing.what I'm facing.
Of course life could be worse and I'm grateful it's just a big inconvenience
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Aug 18
Sometimes mechanics will allow use of a loaner car?
I hope it's nothing much
