Chaos Magnet

An update on the Saturn

Probably the most popular post chronicles my trouble with the shifter in my Saturn. Lots of people have read it, and specifically, lots of people have commented, leaving their suggestions, and linked to it as they have documented their own problems. My favorite is one I came across today, as a network admin fixes his car. Hehehehe...

Personally, I don't know what's going to happen with my poor little Saturn. Two months ago, I had to have $1000 work done on the transmission, so I had them replace the clutch, which probably only had another 10K miles in it. So of course, last month, the clutch hydraulics system, which has been slowly leaking for 4 years, finally went. (Another $335.)

And I still haven't replaced the radiator fan motor or the catalytic converter. I figure I can watch the temperature and just turn the heat on to cool the engine when it gets too hot. (Which is miserable here in Florida, but that's besides the point.) And the neighbors can live with the noise for a while.

I mean, just those two parts, if I had a professional do it, will bring the three month total to almost $2000.

On the other hand, she's my baby. I've gone more than 185,000 miles in that car, and she's always been good to me.

So right now I'm thinking that I'll keep it and give it to my son when I get a new car. Right now I'm looking at a used van with a tow package and wheelchair lift. With seven people in the house, and two of them in wheelchairs, I can sure use it. (Why used? It's the difference between $3,700 and $37,000.)

We'll see.

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