Now that Carolyn is starting to clean up her projects around the house, organize and update her wardrobe, and catching up on office emails, she thought it would be appropriate to give the old Red Rocket a thorough physical. She had to get a smog check for the license and registration anyway.
Well, first it was a leak in the radiator, then a few drops of oil under the car, then the horn didn't seem to be working correctly, and finally the car sounded like a railroad train when the transmission was engaged. Yup, you guessed it. She wanted to drive safely and we're certainly not looking for a new car at this point. So Carolyn gave the go-ahead. Damages: just under $2,300.
Now that's less than the price of a new car for which we're really grateful but it would make a good down payment. Have we cleaned up all the problems for the next three years or should we start looking now for Red Rocket's replacement.
Frankly, I'm surprised you wanted that car back at all. We were getting rid of it because it was a money pit. And the horn hasn't worked for awhile. We didn't bother to fix it because neither of us have a good honking reflex and never use our horns anyway. I don't think I even know what the horn on my car sounds like.
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