After my fabulous adventure at the car dealership yesterday morning I decided to take the opportunity to crawl back in bed for an attitude adjustment. A few hours of sleep can work wonders when you are so exhausted you cannot see straight. I have also found that being tired amplifies things and makes them look much worse so I was hoping to get a little perspective on the car situation after I had rested. I had a lovely nap, the dogs were completely on board with this and we all slept for a few hours.
When I woke up I had a voice mail from the dealership so I fortified myself with a Coke Zero and made the phone call. They were unable to find the problem that I had explained to them even though I pretty much told them exactly what to look for. At this point, the only thing that they could figure was that it was *possible* that the AC blower was shorting out. Unfortunately, this repair is not covered by our extended warranty and would cost us around $250. Ummm, no......
I gave the nice man Joe's cell phone number so that he might be able to get more information about what the problem was and where to find it since all I knew was what Joe told me and could not give him specifics. I do not give out Joe's number lightly, I try not to call him during the day when he is working because as a programmer he needs to be focused and the last thing he needs is his wife yammering at him. When I do require something from him I generally send a text that he can answer when he has a break and can get to it. At this point, I have already made 2 phone calls to him from the dealership and now I am giving out his number. So, I finally hear from Joe around 5ish and apparently they did call him several times and after he explained exactly what the problem was and where to find it (this required him to basically explain the electrical system of the car to them) they finally located the problem and came up with a way to fix it that will only cost us $100. Ok y'all this is the DEALERSHIP, they work on these cars all day every day. When Joe told them where to find the problem you would think that they would have had a little lightbulb go on over their heads and understand without him having to tell them how the car is wired..........but no. I mean c'mon, really?
Today they are scheduled to actually do the repair so Joe is driving the loaner car, which by the way they gave to me with less than a quarter tank of gas. By the time I got home (less than 5 miles) the fuel light went on. Joe has to stop on the way to work to put gas in this car and leave early to get to the dealership before they close to pick up his car.
I have to tell you that yesterday afternoon I was seriously considering becoming a one car family. If we sold off both of our cars, we could pay off the remainder of the loans and still have enough to put a really good down payment on a better commuter for Joe. Luckily Joe can maintain his head when I go into my insanity mode and the idea was pretty much shot down in flames. Although, as soon as my truck is paid off (December, thank god) I think we will be in the market for a new commuter car for him. I can tell you now that a Hyundai will NOT be on our list of potentials.
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