my little golden car

[anotheranon]

There are times when I fervently wish I could get around easily without a car.

Gas is punitive, and unexpected expenses like the flat tire are a pill, but even the maintenance can be cruel.

The local oil change chain has advised me that I need to get a transmission fluid change. As I remember the transmission failure on my first car and the enormous barrel of monkey$ that was, I'm eager to do what I can to avoid such merriment in the future :P Hive mind: I've got ~67,500 miles on it, do I really need to do this now? And if so, what is a reasonable price to expect to pay? (Yes, I'm going to check the fluid myself this weekend - I love my manual).

And today I get hit with a callup for emissions inspection in the next few months :P

But tonight, I sew! doGdammit, I am going to cut out the venetians tonight if it kills me! Then I'm going to lift some weights, defeat my enemies and burn their villages....

Comments

[kat1392.livejournal.com]

$80 to $100 seems to be a pretty standard range. I know it sounds really easy on the diy stuff, but take it from someone whose husband is a mechanic (although he never seems to work on our vehicles :ppp), it's not something that you should do unless you have all the tools. It can be a royal pain!