Car Trouble

So for the past few days, we've heard a clunk in the rear of the car. Sometimes when we brake, sometimes when we turn, sometimes fairly randomly. So the car was taken in today to Bobby, our mechanic & the good news is that the car is getting fixed, so we won't die. The bad news is we'll have to make some budget cuts & with Christmas coming up, we may have to stop eating for a few months. Or we could buy Park Place with the gamble that maybe someone will land there . . . maybe build a few houses when money starts coming in . . .

The clunk was due to the ball joints being loose. BAD NEWS if they break when driving. So that's necessary. $600.

The radiator is starting to leak. Bobby said to hold off on the antifreeze if we were going to get that done later . . . so we're doing that now. $350.

The CV Boots (drive axle) don't need to get fixed right now, but they're leaking, & need to be watched. That'll be $300.

The two rear tires are looking bad, but Brad (one of Bobby's guys) is going to keep an eye out for tire sales for us so we can save a few bucks. But that'll be about $200.

So, the $600 & $350 jobs that we're getting done now plus the oil change we went in there for in the first place, should put us at about $1,000. With $500 worth of work to look forward to.

And all this with Christmas on its merry way.