Weekend Woes

[m_of_disguise]

Well, just when things started to even out and go well again, the car decided to blow up. M had been driving it all day without problems, too, and when he picked me up we decided to go out to dinner since I had just gotten paid. When we got back into the car after dinner, it refused to start. We tried a few small things, like giving it a shot of starter fluid, checking the fuses, and putting in fuel injector cleaner, but it still wouldn't start. So, it looks like it may be the fuel pump. M is going to be working on replacing the pump today, but if that isn't the problem, that means it's something bigger down the line, and we can't afford to fix anything bigger.

We knew the car was on its last leg - it's been having transmission problems since the weather started warming up, the wiring is shot, the engine is misfiring, and we just had to replace an entire wheel (not the tire) because it was coming apart. At this point, we can't really keep dumping money into it, and there's no real point when replacing the transmission would cost more than the car is worth.

We were going to replace it as soon as M's school refund came through, but if this is truly the death of the car, we may have to buy something super cheap with my next paycheck (like, under $800 cheap) to get us through until then. I can't see us bumming rides with people for the next two months, but neither of us have rebuilt our credit enough to get a loan. Ugh.

I think 2017 is out to get us.