last month it was the brake rotors. they were too far gone to machine any further. i had to get new ones.
this month it's the front axles.
next month it's going to be my brake lines. they are apparently beginning to crack, which does not really promote a healthy outcome for my person.
it's starting to pile up, the costs of keeping this CRX alive.
look at this, though:
how could i possibly abandon this car?! it's taken me through thick & thin. it's more reliable than anything i know.
(in fact, i'm going to have a 200,000 mile party for this car in a couple of weeks. i'm going to write to honda and tell them so. maybe they'll send party favors.)
anyway, i was commiserating with my mechanic over this recent slew of expenses. he looked at me and said, "do you ever play poker?"
um, yeah. i guess.
"you know how with each round you keep throwing more money in the kitty just to stay in the game? the money piles up there in the middle of the table and you start getting nervous, right? you're thinking, 'uh, maybe i'd better fold...'"
i nodded.
"listen, christa," he says, "we've put too much into this car. you can't fold now."
i love my mechanic.
Posted by xta at October 4, 2004 11:36 PM | TrackBackit's so great when you have a mechanic who is also your friend, and who is a team with you when it comes to your car. as mark said to me about the westy, "we're married together, you and i, for a while with this thing."
Posted by: lisa at October 5, 2004 12:26 AMfwiw, i agree with your mechanic. you got a good thing christa. that car is awesome! wish i could come to your 200k party!
Posted by: joy at October 5, 2004 09:05 AMI agree, you can't fold now. Although Mr. P.'s 220,000 car, well - that car is really really beat. It wheezes.
Posted by: pinky at October 5, 2004 09:19 AMI think you probably have the best mechanic in Durham, if not the universe. :)
Posted by: annie at October 7, 2004 04:23 PM