Never before had I spent money on a vehicle to get fixed and felt good about it. That is, until now. I think this is maybe because my Honda was always a piece of crap to me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved that car, but I bet if I added all the time up I had it in the shop, or broken down, or doing something else undesirable, and then divided it by the amount of time I actually owned it, I was without a decent ride nearly 80% of the time I owned my little accord.
My Jeep is a different story. I have spent a lot of money on it. It is the first ride I have had that didn’t need work done to it just to make it operate after buying it.
My Jeep has been leaking coolant for the last couple of months, but it was never a major thing until the last week. Before, I could fill the reservoir tank and go a couple of weeks before I would need to refill the tank again. Last week I had to refill it every 5 to 10 miles. Thursday it was at its worst. I took it to the shop, found out where the leak was, refilled the tank, drove to NAPA auto parts and it was telling me it was low already. Filled up at NAPA and before I made it back to the shop it was screaming at me again for the same reason.
Replaced the water pump and the serpentine belt at the same time and I feel so proud of my ride. It is strange how that is. But now I think all of this love for my ride needs to be exercised by detailing it sometime tomorrow. This way I will feel great about my ride without pissing the passengers off too.
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I found out I had a nail in a tire of my new car today. It was very distressing. Never have I willingly spent $200 that quickly on a car. I understood you, dude.