I am so "over it"

By Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

United States

November 11, 2020 5:22am CST

I am over it with our Impala car. Even though his wife did not want him to, the mechanic came and got it again. For free. He worked on it. Drove it. He said it was not overheating for him, he had figured out that there was air in the line behind the heater core, or something like that. We went to get it, it overheated on hubby twice coming home. I do not want to put any more time or money into it at all. I will not even drive it the ten miles or so into work. We have two working vehicles, it is enough.

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21 responses

@Fleura (34941)

• United Kingdom

11 Nov 20

Sometimes you just have to call it quite before it becomes a money pit. Perhaps you could give it away or sell it cheap to someone with little money but time to spend tinkering?

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

Our mechanic also picks up junk cars. Usually pays for them. He has done so much free to work on this that when we do dispose of it we will just sign it over to him. He will sell the parts and make back some of what he has spent in labor trying to make it work.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Nov 20

I'm sorry the car isn't working properly. I'd be over it too.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

We will get another one sometime. I can drive it to the bus stop safely and have a place to sit if the weather is bad, but I would not do any more with it than that.

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@prinzcy (32299)

• Malaysia

11 Nov 20

Well, since you have two, then it's good. At least there are choices. Are you selling it then?

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

Only as junk for parts.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

12 Nov 20

@GardenGerty I do not blame you for being so frustrated and angry about the car not being fixed right. So glad you have another vehicle to drive other than that one.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

We have had three mechanics address this problem. It will be okay for me to drive to the bus stop and to have here in our tiny town, but not on the road.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

13 Nov 20

@GardenGerty Are the mechanics in different shops or the same shop? So you cannot drive far it sounds like, that is not good. Do you believe any of them to fix what the problem really is?

@piyushbhatia1 (11695)

• India

11 Nov 20

Alright. Sure

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

It is time.

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@jdbces (1843)

• Philippines

11 Nov 20

It was too hassle and frustrating that it overheated twice on your husband's way home. Good thing you have two other vehicles to still make use of.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

We try not to go too many places, as well.

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@jdbces (1843)

• Philippines

14 Nov 20

@GardenGerty That's better. Stay safe.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

12 Nov 20

It is better to be over it ,if you have to spend too much on maintenance.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

That is my thought, exactly.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

11 Nov 20

I fully agree, two working vehicles are enough... my husband sold his vintage sport car three years ago and I was more than happy he did.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

We have a sports car and a pick up that we will use.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

13 Nov 20

@GardenGerty NO more sport cars for us, my husband has a spine problem and he cannot drive a sport care anymore.

crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

11 Nov 20

bless yer heart, i'd not wish to fiddle with 't any longer 's well.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

I said that a month or so ago.

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@RasmaSandra (97954)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Nov 20

Sounds like its time for the car to retire,

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

Or go on extremely limited duty.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

11 Nov 20

It's time to put it to bed.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

I think so too.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

12 Nov 20

Car problems are the worst, my old car used to act up and the minute anyone from the shop got in it it was fine. They thought I was crazy and imagining things. I finally traded it in.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

No one thinks we are crazy. We are not in a position right now to get a different car, but we can get by with the vehicles we have.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

18 Nov 20

@GardenGerty Your lucky there, at least you have something else to drive

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Nov 20

As long as you have enough, you will be fine.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

I would like something different but it is not urgent. I am not into getting stranded.

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@J3n4rA (262)

• Indonesia

12 Nov 20

And you still can use two others vehicles, so just put it back to garage and done.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

13 Nov 20

We do not have a garage.

@snowy22315 (208784)

• United States

11 Nov 20

I had one like that would never overheat when I took it to a garage..but as soon as I drove it away.It would start going bonkers.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

You know how I feel. I actually drove it home one day last week, forty miles, without overheating, but the next day it did.

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

11 Nov 20

How old is the car again?

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

15 years. It is old. Over 190,000 miles, too.

@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Nov 20

Maybe time to sell it and hope it behaves while someone test drives it.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

Our mechanic also runs a salvage yard and when we are ready for it to be gone, he will get it.

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@Marilynda1225 (91035)

• United States

11 Nov 20

That is extremely frustrating

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

It is frustrating and the mechanic is frustrated too. He was so pleased when he thought it was fixed.

@TheHorse (238277)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Nov 20

I have two working vehicles right now as well.

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

Our rule of thumb has always been to have one working vehicle each plus a spare because we drive old ones.

@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

11 Nov 20

Id junk it if you dont need it

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

12 Nov 20

We can manage without it. The only way I would use it right now is to drive it the two blocks to the bus stop if the weather is bad so I have a place to sit and be warm and dry.

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