Well, my luck with cars is holding steady. We got the Oldsmobile but The Man won't let me drive it until he decides it's mechanically safe. Can't complain. The last thing I want to do is break down halfway to work. So for at least this week I'm driving his van & he's giving the Olds a shakedown cruise. He took it to the mechanic because the tires aren't in very good shape. There was a guy near us that had 5 tires for sale for $50 that were the right size. The Man was very happy. Until he drove up there to get them & found out that even though they were the right size, they didn't fit. Stupid tires. The assistant mechanic recognized the car from a front end job they just did, & they both said it's in real good shape. They'll give it a tune-up for about $100-150 & then it's all mine.
Or all The Man's. I really think he's going to end up driving the new car & I'm going to be driving the van. Which is fine by me, as long as whatever I drive gets me to work & back.
The van, on the other hand, suffered from my touch of death. I went out yesterday morning to go to work. I scooted the seat up so I could reach the pedals, & put the key in the ignition. Yes, I made sure it was the key to the van, not my Camry key. All it did was click.
ClickClickClickClickClick.
At least I wasn't locked inside. I went back in the house & got the man. He turned the key.
ClickClickClickClickClick.
He opened the hood & checked the battery. Looked good. Just to make sure he tapped the connections with a hammer.
TapTapTap.
Our new neighbor just happened to be pulling up in his driveway at the time, so he came over & gave us a jump.
No more ClickClickClick. It started right up. The Man told me when I got to work to shut it off & then see if it would start again. I'm not sure what his plan was if it didn't start up again. Maybe more tapping with a bigger hammer. Luckily, it started right up, & then started again when I was done for the day & ready to go home.
I'm off today, so thankfully I don't have to worry about driving anywhere, but tomorrow, as they say, is another day.
Don't know if this will help or not, but after we bought a new battery because Grady wouldn't start, Mark said probably all we needed to have done was to clean dirt off the terminals. Just love all this advice-after-the-fact!
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