car trouble-i miss my car!!!!

My first car was in a car accident then in the shop for a month and then the shop burned down, destroying my car and 7 other cars with it. My second car was totalled by an idiot fed ex driver. My car I have now... was in the shop because some idiot didn't pay attention when he was going around a garage parking lot and almost hit me, so I ended up swerving and hitting the side of the garage and scraping up my car. It was in the shop for over a month and I was so mad they took so long. I had 3 rentals during that time. The first didn't have doors that locked. The second one got totalled by a krispie creme truck driver and i just didn't want the 3rd one cause I just wanted MY CAR back. So... needless to say, the answer to both your questions...YES.

Oh gosh, how awful! I don't drive my car much but ever since I've had my license my car has meant a lot to me. It's my freedom and independance. That's a huge thing to say which I'm sure you realsie. A couple of months ago, my friend had a dreadfully sore back and needed to travel to see his chiropractor. He left on Thursday afternoon and by Friday I was royally peed off. He had travelled even further, twice! I thought he would be home the same night he left. He rang me several times Saturday to tell me firstly, late morning, he was very sore; secondly, early afternoon, to tell me he would be home soon; thirdly, late afternoon, he had fallen asleep! I was ropable! What if I'd been ill, or one of my pets was hurt and I needed to get to the vet? He turned up later that night without even a sorry or thank-you!!! What I don't understand is why you wouldn't walk your son to school if it was raining. Sure, I understand you could get wet but don't you have raincoats and an umbrella? I hope all is well and your repairs weren't too costly and you're back on the road again. :)

Believe me...I totally know what you mean. You have no idea how bad it can be when you have to start walking in the rain just to get something or go somewhere. I have had my car break down so many times in the past, I was scared to get into it sometimes. LOL, now I have a new car and I don't worry so much, but I know how it is to not have your lifeline for acouple of days!

Last year in the late fall/ late winter my car broke down and it was going to cost too much to repair so I let it set in the driveway for a few days and then my neighbor lets me know that he has a car that he can sell me even though he would like to keep it (he had financial trouble). I bought it of of him and drove it during the winter until late February when the head gasket went. I was having financial trouble then so we (my girlfriend and I ) took public transportation when we had to go anywhere. It was 6 months of doing this before I finally broke down and went shopping for a car. There was a car dealership down the road that I went into first. I stopped a few other dealers before I went back to the first and signed for the car that I have now(it is expensive but I can pay for it). Yes it was troublesome to go without the car for the 6 months that I was without it.

Hi elemental69! I do missed having a car but now i got used to having one for myself. I got used to walking and taking the public transport. We still maintain one car and my husband use it all the time and it is alright because i prefer having just one car so that we could save more on our budget. Take care and have a nice day. :)

You drive that short distance to get him to school? heck, my parents made me walk, even when the school was a long ways away. And in the rain too!lol. Gee, some kids have it all. We have 6 members in our household, and until recently, didn't have a car. Now we have one I refer to as the hunka junka on wheels! lol. It is almost as old as I am, really in need of some tlc and doesn't like the open road or waiting at drive through. We can't complain though, we got it and rego for free and it fits us all. before that, we had to rely on buses and taxis. neither are reliable where we live. Oh, and I have never had my drivers license! lol. Hubby does all the driving. Including driving me nuts! lol.