Okey dokey

Had the blood pressure checked...fine. Had the urine checked...fine. Reason for feet swelling....eating salt. Sigh! I'm screwed. Guess it's pb&j for me!

Busy week. Running here & there. Trying to relax. Trying to stay calm. Um, yea, not so easy when your car dies on Tues.

I left work.
Started the car.
Turned on the a/c
KAPUT!

Nothing.

Bobby puts oil in it, thinking the oil sensor triggered the engine to stop.
Nope.

Bobby & Chuckie (Bobby's brother) go up there the next day to see if they can figured out the problem.
Chuckie comes back:
Houston, we have a problem.
No shit!
Your problem...you blew your engine.

So they put the car on the trailor & drive it up to the rip off dealer.

The dealer schedules me for an appt. 1st thing in the morning. Finally at 4:30 I call.
"Oh we were busy & couldn't look at your car".
Um, hello? Don't you think the receptionist should have said you were overbooked.

Whatever!

Call today:
Dealer "Ms. Woeppel we have to run a diagnostic test that will cost $90 to see what's wrong with the car".
Me: "What! G'head" They had me by the you know what's since my car won't drive & they are the only Hyundai dealer close to me.

Later in the day:
Dealer "Ms. Woeppel, it appears yuor timing belt went & is going to need replaced."
Me: "Well what other damaged did it cause?"
Dealer "Well, we can't look at it today & the diagnostic test to see what damage it cost is $537 + tax."
Me: "Are you kidding? You're kidding right, that's just a test" {Hello, I don't think my ultrasound cost that much!}
So I tell him not to do a thing.
Call the Bobster.
"I don't know hun, it's up to you"
{Lots of help there hun, thanks!}

I know, I will call my dad.
My dad calls Hyundai, then takes me out to break the bad news.
Seems that even after I shell out $700 for tests I will still be facing $4K in repairs!
Ok, only owe $4600 on the car.

I love my Hyundai. Never had any real problems til today. Of course I am just over my warranty. Figures.

So now my dillema is, do I shell out the $4K repairs & then continue paying my car payment or do I shell out the $4K & then an additional $3K on a down payment for the Hyundai Tuscon like I was planning on looking at this weekend or do I say no thank you to the repairs, pay the $90 diagnostic test, then shell out the $3K on a downpayment & sell the car for junk or parts. Of course there is always the recommendation of taking the car back, driving it the inner city & setting it on fire. LIKE I WOULDN"T GET CAUGHT!

In the meantime I am driving the Bobster's Jeep. I so do not like driving it. I like sitting up higher but hate driving it.

So that's what my week has been like. I have the weekend to think about what I want to do. I have a strong inclination towards the one option but I have to weigh them all. *SIGH* Calgon, take me away!