I'm not really in a "relationship" with anyone (except Jesus), but I couldn't think of another title for this post. I will tell you that I am having some car issues and I am getting a little annoyed with it.
The first thing you should know is that I am a get in and drive 'em only kind of girl. I feel as if my only responsibility is to fill it up with gas, occasionally have it washed, and it gets an oil change when the light comes on and says that it is needed. I see no need in wasting my time when the lights are supposed to tell me when it is in danger. I really dislike having to do any maintenance on it either. I realize that normal wear and tear will create a need for new tires, breaks, and all the other mechanical stuff that I have no idea what it does, but these things really badly get on my nerves. I also hate the feeling I get in my stomach when a light suddenly appears and I have no idea what it means. Emergency brake light comes on while I am driving. Do I have my emergency brake on? NO! Why the light then? My dad says maybe I should get my brakes checked. Really, dad? Why isn't another light coming on that says that. This is my emergency brake light. He responds with there are only so many lights on a car. Well, there should be a different one for the brakes than for the emergency brake.
The second thing you should know is that my car has been wrecked several times. Only 2 of them were my fault. Well, 2 out of 4 isn't so bad and weather played a key role in one. The road was damp and so was the grass when I left the road. Not really my fault at all if we are pointing fingers. (Except I am not really a very good driver.) Hence the reason that I have one black mirror and one white mirror. (I turned my car over on its side.) When ordering the replacement mirror, they asked the color of the CAR, not the color of the MIRRORS! So now as I drive down the road, my car is flirting with everyone it meets. That's because it winks at everyone. Crazy I know, but what can a girl do?
The third thing you should know is that as much as I love my car, I really want a new one. However, with the economy the way it is and jobs being so hard to find, I have decided to forgo a new car and drive mine until the wheels fall off. I thought that it might happen sooner than later the other day when I got in and cranked it up and the "winter drive" button came on instead of the "power drive" button (overdrive). It wasn't snowing and the buttons hadn't accidentally been pushed. So my thoughts are that the computer might be messing up. Who knows? Not me, I tell you because I'm a get in and drive 'em only kind of girl.
The last thing you should know is that I have a friend who is just like me. We call and warn each other when our dads, boyfriends, or grandparents ask if we've checked the oil lately. If I'm asked and get yelled at, I know it is only a matter of a few days before the same question and yelling are headed her way. The funniest part of the entire story is one morning a couple of weeks ago, I tell her about the brake light that is coming on. She then starts asking me mechanical questions about fluids, brake lines, and a bunch of other nonsense. I answer each question with, "I don't know" or "I have no idea" and then realize who I am talking to. She knows as much about this stuff as I do and let me tell you that is VERY little.
My car is getting checked out this weekend. I am hoping there are only small repairs if any that need to be done and I am also hoping the price is within my budget of $30 or less. If not, then I may have to drive around going 10 mph because the winter drive and my emergency brake are on.
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