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That sucks man. What car do you drive? My mum's old car was a dog box, the bloody thing always had something wrong with it.
Mercury. The thing is 15-years old and has been a real pain in the ass the past few months. Timing belt went which I understand will happen but it still cost nearly half the value of the car, now something is wrong with my brake line, and the A/C broke in the middle of one of the most humid summers I've experienced here. It's going to be a financial stretch, but I think I'm going to have to buy a new car sooner rather than later. Just need to get through the rest of this year. I've had it with junkers.
Also doesn't help that I got completely ****ed by my bro when I "sold" him my other car, but that's another story. Could really use the money I'm owed. Sorry feeling bitter today.
Mercury. The thing is 15-years old and has been a real pain in the ass the past few months. Timing belt went which I understand will happen but it still cost nearly half the value of the car, now something is wrong with my brake line, and the A/C broke in the middle of one of the most humid summers I've experienced here. It's going to be a financial stretch, but I think I'm going to have to buy a new car sooner rather than later. Just need to get through the rest of this year. I've had it with junkers.
Also doesn't help that I got completely ****ed by my bro when I "sold" him my other car, but that's another story. Could really use the money I'm owed. Sorry feeling bitter today.
Sorry to hear that dude, cars are a real money pit. My car is also about 15 years old, but it runs very well and have never had issues with the heating or A/C. However there is always something that pops up, like a broken door seal, dead indicator (which I just got fixed) and now one of the headlights went. Last service was $900, but that was both regular service plus LPG service and tune-up (it runs on dual fuel) and repairing a few niggles here and there like the dead indicator, replacing wiper heads etc. This mechanic is honest and is really professional and does everything needed to keep the car in good shape though so the expense to me is justified.
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You need to be careful with cats in urban areas - my cat, who was barely a year old, was knocked over and killed by a car 2 years ago.
My cat is a bugger... one day last week I was getting ready to go to work... the cat was resting on the bonnet of my car so I pick him up and put him inside. Put the car in reverse, start backing out of the garage and what do I see, the cat casually walking out from behind my car as I reverse. For gods sake in hell
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Mercury. The thing is 15-years old and has been a real pain in the ass the past few months. Timing belt went which I understand will happen but it still cost nearly half the value of the car, now something is wrong with my brake line, and the A/C broke in the middle of one of the most humid summers I've experienced here. It's going to be a financial stretch, but I think I'm going to have to buy a new car sooner rather than later. Just need to get through the rest of this year. I've had it with junkers.
Also doesn't help that I got completely ****ed by my bro when I "sold" him my other car, but that's another story. Could really use the money I'm owed. Sorry feeling bitter today.
What kind of Mercury (Mercury are really Ford cars with slightly better features and different styling with a couple of exceptions)? My mom used to lease Mercurys for a long time, and my dad went through two (they almost always leased, doesn't make financial sense but they're scared of old cars). She just got a new Ford Fusion to lease as there's no Mercury's anymore. Really same car different icon in front.
My car is 17 years old, had to do a $700 repair a year ago, nothing major (except new battery, tires) since. It's rusting a lot though, so it may not have too many more years.
where the hell is my cat?! He's probably in someone elses flat.
The cat from the upstairs apartment hung out in my room. We'd feed sometimes, once in a while he slept in my bed. He believed the whole building was his territory.
I have fly screens on all my windows as we get loads of mosquitoes here, have a screen door on my back door too
My bedroom was unbearable last night, it was about 30C/86F! It was still 22C/72F outside at 2am & 20C/68F at 5am, dropping by 6am to 19.4C. I had 2 fans going in the bedroom, as well as the window wide open & even my loft hatch open to try & let the warm air escape...
Identical outside here (72°F at 2 am, 70°F at 5 am). Daytime time was hotter, of course. 2 fans at the max speed in windows, 4 windows all open. Was 76°F inside at 5 am, 82°F at 10 pm. You have a heat trap. I live on the ground floor, which helps.
the cat from the upstairs apartment hung out in my room. We'd feed sometimes, once in a while he slept in my bed. he believed the whole building was his territory.
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