16 February 2010
Kyle came home from work last night with worries about the performance of his little car. So, today, we took it to our local Firestone for diagnosis. Check engine light on. Shifting with difficulty. Running rough.
The diagnosis: the car needs a new catalytic converter, two oxygen sensors, new plugs, new gasket and a complete tune up. The estimate for the work: $2100. The bill for the diagnosis: $70. The value of the little car: about $1500.
Kyle is understandably bummed out—he loves this car. In an effort to find the silver lining, I started researching possible new vehicles and learned that the Mitsubishi Lancers that are pre-owned and still worth buying, are expensive! He’ll do better to look at an Eclipse, which I’m pretty sure he’ll prefer anyway. It could be an interesting week!
In the meantime, the exact opposite of interesting here on my photo—a close-up of a basket in my office.
~MB
