Never-Ending

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The saga just continues for me. Back on May 11 when I was coming back from the vet you might remember I had a tire that almost exploded. I had originally set an appointment for the following day for a front-end alignment but because I all of a sudden had to buy 4 used tires, I was unable to accomplish that. Well.....I decided to go have the alignment done today and have them replace the tie-rods that they said I needed replacing back then. Well...... After closer inspection of the car I needed: both front and rear struts replaced; the tie rods replaced; the rotors on all 4 brakes replaced and the rack & pinion assembly completely replaced. Cost???? $2,130.06 (after the 20% senior discount). After the technician applied CPR to me, I asked which 2 of the repairs were the most crucial. Turns out the rack & pinion assembly and the tie-rods. Since the tie-rods were literally rusted to the assembly, if one of them snapped while driving, I would have had no control over the car. Sooooo.....the price for those items???? $940.08 (after the senior discount). Since this repair will take roughly 7 hours to complete, I'll be up at the shop at 8 am and they will drive me home and pick me up when they're done. Remember me joking about going into prostitution OR entering a bank with a mask????? I'm considering it.