Thread: Your Car Dies....

Bertha, my 1990 Buick LeSabre (Or couch on wheels as my friends like to call her) has finally pooped out. The transmission started going during my drive from TN to PA to the point where it wouldn't always jump to the next gear and therefore taking some effort to accelerate and merge onto a highway (I'm not sure how I didn't die going 30 on an entrance ramp - Especially after getting to NY and having to merge onto the Belt Parkway in the middle of traffic). So I brought her to the shop today and the whole thing needs to be replaced, which is $2100 new (about $3000 with labor) in addition to coolant leaks and some other issues that should also be fixed, making repairs totally not worth it. Not only do I now need to find a new car my trip to Canada (which is where I was going on Sunday) has now been postponed, although I've already taken a month off from work to go . Now I get to drive back to TN with my parents and grandma in their car, somehow buy a new car... and then drive back north again... awesome.

I think part of what sucks so bad is that I just filled up my tank for like $60 bucks and I kinda want to siphon it out and take it with me.

I hate it when a trustworthy car like that dies... Sadly it all has to come to an end sooner or later :/

Yup, but I did drop it off at a junkyard I used to work at when I lived up here so they are going to see if they can do anything for me... otherwise it might not be good.

Sigh, because of my car death I'm staying at my aunt and uncles house until it gets fixed. So I've been up since 6 or so and went on a run, had some food and now I'm ready for coffee. I see that they have one of those Keurig machines ($175 I think for their model) so I'm expecting some decent coffee. I open the thing and find that it is full of grinds (apparently theirs has a filter in it, instead of just dropping in the cup and letting it brew), I clean the thing out (it obviously has sat for a few days because the shit just would unstick) and put it back together. I go to grab the little k-cup shits and all they have is 'Jazzed Up Decaf' and 'Decaf Black Tea'... Time to walk a mile for a freaking cup of coffee

Originally Posted by Rumble

My car died after a elderly man ran a red light at 40mph and hit me in the drivers side door.

The insurance company says my car is worth $1000 because it is a 1999. I wish insurance companies had to reimburse enough to replace the vehicle. This is bullshit. My wife and I had that car in pristine condition and it would cost $3500 to get another in the same condition. Fucking elderly red light runners and insurance companies conspire to keep me from having a working car.


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Its worth the replacement value in your area. So whatever it would take to purchase another just like it is what its worth. Dont let them low ball you like that.

So I don't know the extent of the work required, but would anyone have a ballpark estimate on how long a rebuild would take?

I good shop could do the work in 4 days I would assume, thats about what it took to do our 97 Tahoe. If they need to order in parts longer... Probably better off going out and spending the money on a cheap Honda :/

Originally Posted by roadhog0

I good shop could do the work in 4 days I would assume, thats about what it took to do our 97 Tahoe. If they need to order in parts longer... Probably better off going out and spending the money on a cheap Honda :/

Sigh, if that happens it will be time for the longer walk to the liquor store. Don't know how much longer I can take this place.

Yay I get my car back tomorrow!