My Car Hates Me

It has been a long time since I said that, but I think my Focus has finally lost its love for me.

My drivers side rear turn signal is not working.

The rear light however is working.

ARGH!

I'm hoping this is a quick and easy fix, because there's too much month and not enough money right now.

The Debt Monkey Returns

Bernie the Beretta has decided to play with my head again. 4 times this morning she wouldn't stay running. She's start and then just stop. I had to get my father to take me to work and then I called Enterprise so that I'd have a car for the weekend.

Bye Bye $128.00.

Oye.

The car then proceeded to start and run. No one has moved it though, so I don't know how long it will run, but its not pulling the start/stop BS it was at 7:45 this morning.

Stupid f-cking car.

I'm going to Davies Ford tomorrow and preparing to give myself a big whopping pile o' debt in the form of a used car. I've been told there are several around 7-9 thousand at the dealership and I'd rather buy from a reliable dealer than a used car shop, as my car may have a warranty worth having.

Wish me luck. I'm very nervous about this, but I know its time for Bernie to go.

The Continuing Saga Of The Car

In yet another attempt by Bernie The Beretta to take a few years off my life, my car's engine light decided to come on just as I was leaving work yesterday, extinguishing my plans of going to the gym.

See! Its my car that's making me fat!

Then it stalled!

I managed to make it home and my dad got it to a friend's garage, where we were told two things.

1. My battery was shot to hell.

2. I have a leak in my exhaust! AGAIN!

My nephew came and took my dad to get a battery. Yay! However this morning, just as I was getting to work, there's that happy Engine light again.

Right now, even if I could be approved for a loan, I wouldn't go for one, as I don't feel my finances will remain stable. I know my requirements for the new or new to me car are pretty simple. I need a 4 door vehicle. It needs to be an automatic. It should also have fairly low mileage. I've not owned a car that wasn't at 80,000 miles when it came into my life. I need more reassurance that the car has staying power, especially as so many crap out and die at 100,000.

I need to win the lottery, damn it!

Car Withdrawals

The red Chevy Cobalt went back to Enterprise yesterday and I'm now $128.50 poorer than I was the day before.


~sigh~

I loved that car, but there is no way in hell I could ever own that car. It was so new it still had its sticker price from Chevy in the glove box.

$19,400.00 and that was before taxes and whatnot.

~bigger sigh~

If I wanted to buy that I'd be paying for it until I was dead and the car was long since dead, and that's assuming that I could get a loan on a shiny new vehicle, which I likely can't.

~huge sigh~

Plus between the weather and things that need done around the house I haven't been able to save anything extra, in oh...about 2 years.

At least I haven't had to withdraw from my savings, but still...I had been doing so well before then. I doubt I'll ever own a car that I would feel comfortable with taking on a long drive.

~head desk~

I'm going to slink off and feel sorry for myself some more if you don't mind.

More Dilemmas

I have issues!

Yesterday, we found out that my sister can't go with me to see Craig Ferguson next weekend. I'll be taking her oldest son instead. That doesn't bother me one bit, except I'm not sure if I'm going to get paid for that ticket. Grrrr. I also have to rent a car for that night because I don't trust mine to go 30 miles on an evening where no one could come and rescue me if the car decided to break down. Oye! There goes another $100.00

I'm still looking for a car for about $7000.00. I really want a Ford Focus, but for a smaller car, they are a bit pricey. I also hate the idea of having a loan on a car that may be dead before I pay it off. I don't know what to do.

Oh and I have a gadget issue too.

I want an ereader. I'm not sure why, but I do. I'm in love with Barnes and Noble's Nook. I blogged about it over at Wenches the other day. Any of you guys have an ereader? Opinions? I haven't bought a gadget in a long while. I'm do a new toy.

To Loan Or Not To Loan

I fell in love with a car on Saturday. A 2004 Ford Focus in French Blue. Sadly that little beauty costs $9,000. Which is about $2,000 more than I would be willing to go.

~Big Sigh~

I've spent a lot of time getting out of debt. I've worked hard at it.

I'm almost there.

Everything I have right now, credit card wise is more than manageable. I'm not sure if I want to dive head first into a big loan.

I'm not sure my job is that stable.

I just don't know what to do. I'm still looking, but why did this car have to be exactly what I wanted?

Weekend Car Hunt

Off to the used car dealers to find a piece of poop car. Its looking like I'm going to need one and a new one or a used one that requires a loan is not in my future.

Bye bye savings account.

But you gotta do what you gotta do right?

I just hope I can find a decent looking piece of poop car. I'm sick of driving around in an embarrassment, and seriously my Beretta was and still is an embarrassment.

I really want a Ford again. I never had any huge issues with the Escorts we owned. I long for a Focus but I know that's nowhere in my future now.

Must find something that runs and isn't going to spontaneously combust or rust away anytime in the near future.

GAH!

Its times like this I wished I lived in the city where you don't have to drive.