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luscious_purple) wrote2014-02-16 04:56 pm
luscious_purple) wrote2014-02-16 04:56 pm
Not again
Yesterday the boy toy and I wanted to do a bit of grocery shopping. So we got in the car ... and nothing happened.
Or, rather, the engine cranked and cranked and tried to turn over, and came awfully close to turning over and catching, but nada.
Our next-door neighbor tried to give us a jump start, and so did the AAA battery truck, but again, nothing. So I had to wait for a different AAA truck with towing capability.
This time I took it to Greenbelt Auto & Truck rather than Precision Tune, just so that I could walk home instead of waiting for two different Metrobuses that might or might not be following their usual routes because of the recent snow. (Not that we had another Snowmageddon, just an average heavy, wet snow on Thursday.)
Now, I had the battery replaced less than three months ago (see entry of Nov. 26, 2013), so I don't think that's the problem. (If it is, I want a free replacement!) But of course I'm worried that it's a worse problem. And I hope this shop will work with me if Maugie volunteers to help me find a replacement part again.
It sucks to have an aging car, but at least I *have* a car. I shudder to think what will happen when that vehicle bites the dust for good. I really hate asking for rides and relying on the bus.
Or, rather, the engine cranked and cranked and tried to turn over, and came awfully close to turning over and catching, but nada.
Our next-door neighbor tried to give us a jump start, and so did the AAA battery truck, but again, nothing. So I had to wait for a different AAA truck with towing capability.
This time I took it to Greenbelt Auto & Truck rather than Precision Tune, just so that I could walk home instead of waiting for two different Metrobuses that might or might not be following their usual routes because of the recent snow. (Not that we had another Snowmageddon, just an average heavy, wet snow on Thursday.)
Now, I had the battery replaced less than three months ago (see entry of Nov. 26, 2013), so I don't think that's the problem. (If it is, I want a free replacement!) But of course I'm worried that it's a worse problem. And I hope this shop will work with me if Maugie volunteers to help me find a replacement part again.
It sucks to have an aging car, but at least I *have* a car. I shudder to think what will happen when that vehicle bites the dust for good. I really hate asking for rides and relying on the bus.