I'm currently on a week long vacation from work (yay!) but the reason I'm on the vacation is because I had to bring my car into the shop and I knew they'd have it a while (boo). It turns out they're going to have it a really long while as the transmission needs replaced, again. I will probably have to rent a car for at least a week when I go back to work, because the dealership "discontinued" their loaner program. How can you discontinue car loaners? Corporations are just out here cutting everything customer service based left and right in order to save a few dollars. You know how expensive car rentals are now? The cheapest I could find was $900 for a week. Ouch.
But after the car gets fixed, I am going to have to buy a new car. There is something fundamentally broken about my car that will continually destroy the transmission (it is an early model CVT car I bought almost ten years ago, and all the CVTs of this era are having this same problem), and once I hit that 10 year mark I won't get free transmission replacements anymore. The last one only lasted 6 months before breaking again. The car is, unfortunately, giving a death rattle. So as loath as I am to incur a new monthly expense, it is unavoidable. There are scant few cars under $20k on the market but there are a few, so once I get my car back I'm going to schedule some test drives.
But since I am stranded at home this week I am trying to get some projects done around the house, so that's fun. I am also putting a lot of time into my Animal Crossing island. And playing other games.
Tonight is the season finale of The Last of Us. I can't wait!
But after the car gets fixed, I am going to have to buy a new car. There is something fundamentally broken about my car that will continually destroy the transmission (it is an early model CVT car I bought almost ten years ago, and all the CVTs of this era are having this same problem), and once I hit that 10 year mark I won't get free transmission replacements anymore. The last one only lasted 6 months before breaking again. The car is, unfortunately, giving a death rattle. So as loath as I am to incur a new monthly expense, it is unavoidable. There are scant few cars under $20k on the market but there are a few, so once I get my car back I'm going to schedule some test drives.
But since I am stranded at home this week I am trying to get some projects done around the house, so that's fun. I am also putting a lot of time into my Animal Crossing island. And playing other games.
Tonight is the season finale of The Last of Us. I can't wait!
