Woot! My Car is Going Again
@marsha32 (6631)
United States
November 10, 2016 2:35pm CST
After almost 2 years of sitting in the driveway, I'm finally able to drive my car again!!
It's a shame that it's sat in the driveway that long. No one wanting to take the time to really figure out what was wrong with it. Yes, a few times my hubby looked at it as well as my son did. Even @GardenGerty's hubby looked at it.
What a shame that it took my brother calling to say he wanted to check out my car to finally motivate my husband to go out and get it done.
My brother heard that I have a rod going out in the engine of my van so he called and said he wanted to come over and check out the car.
All it needed was a stinking $12 part. Of course it wasn't that easy though. My husband and son had to take something else off to get to where the part had to be replaced. That part ended up breaking which costs another $76.
Then there was re-tagging it after 2 years....and buying anti-freeze for it.....and, of course, a new battery since the one in it was long dead.
I'm thrilled to be driving it again though!! It won't take long to save in gasoline alone what the total was to get it going over the gas it takes in the 15 passenger van.
Have you had a woot moment lately?
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Nov 16
No I have or yes tomorrow an old mylotter and face booker dee olson is going to'giove'
me a walker that has a seat it so i AQ can sit down come line times here bless her
sweet heart Im golad you finally got your car woring so it will save a ton over your van in
gasoline wow
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
10 Nov 16
What a blessing. My sister said Medicare would pay for a walker like that if she did the paperwork, but a friend had three and sold her one for $25.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
11 Nov 16
Those walkers really are nice for sure. One lady bowls with hers...she has a ball holder on a string that she sets her bowling ball on until she walks up to the line to throw it. She doesn't bowl well, but it does my heart good to see that she's not given up something that she loves.
@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Nov 16
So glad to hear that you have your car running again. I hope you have no more problems for a long time to come. No woot moment, just getting the MRI done yesterday. After trying three times.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 16
@marsha32 .....I have no idea. I have an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon on November 30th and will go over them then.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 16
oh i am so so happy for you. nothing like having back your own loved car. sometimes i have the woot moment but can;t recall this minute what the last one was. lol
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
17 Nov 16
@bunnybon7 Oh just swing through Kansas on your way to Arizona and drop them off LOL
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Nov 16
@marsha32 wow i still have cassette tapes and nothing to listen to them with. to bad i can't give them to you if i lived closer i would. lol
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
10 Nov 16
those fella's sound like my dad, lol. he t'was great'f fixin' many thingies, but e'en jest to replace a headlight bulb could easily turn 'nto a $300 job!
i'm sooo very glad that they finally got't runnin', hon. i'm doin' the happy dance with ya!
a woot moment lately? i'll let'cha know if'n the hubs latest patchin' done'n the front'f the house worked next time 't rains. no water runnin' down the front door'n the kitchen window finally'd definitely be a woot moment fer certain!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
11 Nov 16
@marsha32 i'm hopin' 'tis fixed, lol. this's all the result 'f his repair job started a year 'go this past october.... i shan't know fer certain 'til't rains 'gain. 'r snows heavy'n melts.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
10 Nov 16
Not that is coming to mind at this minute. Any time you need something checked for free Auto Zone and O'Reiley's are both great, always hoping to make a sale of something to repair it of course.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
11 Nov 16
It was O'Reillys that told me it's a rod going out in the van when mom and I stopped to have them check the oil if it was gone again.
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
18 Nov 16
I am Wooting! for you. Congrats. Glad it was not that expensive. The Jeep needs some work and I am praying that it does not cost much to get it taken care of.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Nov 16
Yay! Glad you got your car back & running again! If only you knew it was an inexpensive part to have the car fixed.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
11 Nov 16
@marsha32 yes but glad it's resolved now and not prolong until later
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