Cars!

I have owned only 2 cars in my life, one of which I am still driving. Both cars were purchased on February 14th! When I tell people that they instantly say “valentine’s day can’t be that bad!” It’s not that valentine’s day is such a depressing day that I resort to making huge purchases like a car but it just happened that way. This year might prove to be the same. Why you may ask… vehicle upkeep! Within the last week I will have put out enough money on upkeep for my car to make a nice down payment on a new car! It started a week ago when I needed to renew my registration. Is it just me or does the cost of tabs go up every year! Then my breaks start to make this squeaking noise! So I took my car into Les Schwab only to be told that they don’t carry the breaks my car needs and give me a price quote of $350 just for my two rear breaks to be replaced, nothing else! Thankfully they didn’t have the breaks so I went home completely frustrated and determined to start looking for a new car. My boyfriend calls me up worried I had fallen for Les Schwab prices and assures me that there are cheaper places. So all for the greater part of Saturday I called all over Provo and Orem getting price quotes for my rear brakes! I finally found Midas who will replace my breaks for $89 each! What a price difference! Now I just have to find a place who will correct the problem Les Schwab caused when they rotated my tires! Even though the rotation was free they could of told me that each tire needed to be rebalanced! I found this out the hard way! I was driving up to SLC to have lunch with my brother and his wife and when I hit the interstate at 60 I had to pull off because my car was shaking so bad that I thought pieces of my car were going to pop off, starting with my steering wheel then the dashboard! I probably shouldn’t have drove it any further but I was so mad that I didn’t care anymore! I wanted a new car! So today on my lunch break I will be making the run to Midas to replace my breaks, then after work run back to Les Schwab to balance my tires then to Jiffy lube to get my oil changed! I promise myself if one more thing goes a miss I’m looking for a new car! The sad thing is my car is only 4 years old! Maybe car years are like dog years…

Four hours later: My brakes are finally done but I learned that I need to replace a tire! Why Les Schwab didnt tell me this last Saturday-I dont know! But the good news is that the cost was half of what I was originally told! And my tires are balanced! Thanks to the guys at Midas I finally feel like I can afford to upkeep my car and feel like I’m not getting ripped off. The only downer- the place smelled so strong of car parts and stuff that it made me sick enough to lose my breakfast and lunch! Next time I will wait for my car across the street at Wendys! lol.