HOLY CRAP!!

It's been forever since my last blog. There's good reason. My car has been giving me shit for the last couple of weeks and I've been trying to get it fixed. What a freaking ordeal that turned out to be.

I got the run around from one mechanic who didn't really know what he was doing. He didn't have the right computer, or so he said, to get into the car to read the codes. He tells me this after having my car for 2 days. Well, since he was flying blind, he tried a few things that he thought might be wrong. No big deal right?

Wrong. As soon as I got in the car I knew instantly that she was worse than she was when I dropped her off. Ended up taking the car to Pep Boys to have them fix her. That's when I realized just how bad the first mechanic made things. There were all kinds of things wrong with the car now. WONDERFUL! Well, they can't figure out what's actually wrong with the car because of all the codes that the first mechanic created. So, they have to clear the codes, and I have to drive the car until the check engine light comes back on. GREAT!

Monday morning I take the car BACK to Pep Boys for what I hope is the last time. As I'm waiting, the mechanic that's working on my car and I start talking and he tells me that all GM cars have a warranty that covers the emissions for either 8 years or 80K miles. He tell me to call a dealer and ask. He tells me this after he informs me that it could cost me 600 or 700 bucks to fix. Needless to say I'm on the phone with the dealer instantly. They tell me that there's a recall for some parts on my car and to bring it in.

I leave Pep Boys and drive my happy (not really) ass to the dealer drop the car off and have my fingers crossed. If the problem isn't one that's covered either by the warranty or the recall, then I have to pay up to a $190 diagnostic fee, PLUS whatever is wrong. Thankfully it was something that was totally covered, so I literally had my car worked on at a dealer and didn't have to pay a dime. THANK YOU MR. MECHANIC AT PEP BOYS!! Nice to know that there are human beings out there.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program!