Ode to a '94 Subaru Impreza
Jan. 23rd, 2008 02:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grammarwomanFive weeks of problems
Four dabbling mechanics
Three exchanged batteries
Two swapped alternators
And a total cost of 500 dollars.
Yikes. The good news is, the husband's car is working again. The bad news is, the total price tag in time, labor, and actual money was ridiculous.
Many thanks to the BiLs and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_sween for all their efforts. Between going back to Farm 'n Fleet for new batteries, installing a new alternator in and out and in, and finally realizing the problem was in the wiring, it took a lot to get the car running. Given that the sucker is ancient, I shouldn't bitch too much. (Especially because a) car payments SUCK, and b) briefly living as a one-car household when we were used to two was not fun.)
So yeah. *PHEW* *knock on wood* Go imports!
Four dabbling mechanics
Three exchanged batteries
Two swapped alternators
And a total cost of 500 dollars.
Yikes. The good news is, the husband's car is working again. The bad news is, the total price tag in time, labor, and actual money was ridiculous.
Many thanks to the BiLs and
the_sween for all their efforts. Between going back to Farm 'n Fleet for new batteries, installing a new alternator in and out and in, and finally realizing the problem was in the wiring, it took a lot to get the car running. Given that the sucker is ancient, I shouldn't bitch too much. (Especially because a) car payments SUCK, and b) briefly living as a one-car household when we were used to two was not fun.)So yeah. *PHEW* *knock on wood* Go imports!
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Date: 2008-01-23 08:15 pm (UTC)Your husband needs to start blogging or at least get onto Facebook.
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Date: 2008-01-23 08:25 pm (UTC)I'm a total enabler, too, as I give him the highlights of the day.
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Date: 2008-01-24 03:27 pm (UTC)Luckily, electrical problems are the best kind of car problems to have.
$500 may seem like a lot but that's less than 2 months payment on a new car!
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Date: 2008-01-25 02:52 pm (UTC)The repair itself was around $320 for parts and labor. The new alternator was $120, I think, plus tools, travel, and other supplies.
It's still running, and hopefully will for a good while longer.