tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post2684706717289252946..comments2023-11-02T05:07:44.211-07:00Comments on Books, Boys, Buzz...: Stranded in TexasYoung Adult Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-29810863467235111062011-05-18T08:52:22.785-07:002011-05-18T08:52:22.785-07:00I've had a Jeep Liberty for almost ten years. ...I've had a Jeep Liberty for almost ten years. The engine light has been coming on for about the last three. We've researched it on the Net to find that it's a common problem even though nothing is actually wrong with the car. I'm hoping the light burns out soon. :) I hope you get good news today. I hate going into a situation where I know that I could potentially be taken advantage of like home or car repairs. I just watched a Dateline where they busted people doing just that. People suck.stephhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836703686468306571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-26985992614546690302011-05-17T17:22:11.767-07:002011-05-17T17:22:11.767-07:00Oh, geez! Sorry to hear about the car troubles, Te...Oh, geez! Sorry to hear about the car troubles, Tera. I've had plenty of breakdown stories. My favorite was in high school when my car overheated by the Elephant Car Wash and my dad had to come downtown. He was not pleased. <br /><br />While waiting for him, I had help from a kind stranger who filled the radiator back up. (It had a leak!) By the time Dad got there, he just had to follow me home. He was still mad about having to drive all the way downtown, though! I say it was a good lesson in how to check fluid levels in a car.Heather Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010941540615940287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-38182452234002962572011-05-17T16:06:05.947-07:002011-05-17T16:06:05.947-07:00Oh, Tera, so sorry, and I so relate! With 4 cars ...Oh, Tera, so sorry, and I so relate! With 4 cars and 5 drivers in our family, believe me when I say it is "always something." And since we live on a mountain, it's usual squeaking brakes...TinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-69254868231632587422011-05-17T14:56:28.750-07:002011-05-17T14:56:28.750-07:00Once I turned my car off, and then turned it back ...Once I turned my car off, and then turned it back on when I saw a closer parking spot. It turned on, it just wouldn't go even when I pressed the gas pedal to the floor. I had to get to class, so I just called my mom, warning herthat I might need a ride home, and said a prayer that it would magically fix itself. And it did! It hasn't done it since, but I always make sure to give it enough time to cool down. XDKarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-88101555414708018402011-05-17T09:46:33.174-07:002011-05-17T09:46:33.174-07:00I had to take my car to the dealer a couple of wee...I had to take my car to the dealer a couple of weeks ago and get a rental. Try doing that with an unhappy toddler! I feel for you. Hugs!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-43861742373550054952011-05-17T09:42:20.153-07:002011-05-17T09:42:20.153-07:00Poor Tera!!! Car issues are so horrible! I've ...Poor Tera!!! Car issues are so horrible! I've taken to renting cars for long trips. If they break down then, it's Budget's problem. Car maintenance & repairs are so expensive, it's much cheaper to put the miles on a rental.<br /><br />I love my current mechanic...which is why I'm putting his kids through college.Larknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-86862934135468928512011-05-17T09:24:40.134-07:002011-05-17T09:24:40.134-07:00I have had many bad car experiences unfortunately....I have had many bad car experiences unfortunately. There was the time I was registering my daughter for school and the car we had just bought started smoking outside the school. Last year, our car kept dying at stoplights. The mechanic said it was different things and needed different parts but none worked. After paying, $800and having them say it was fixed, it died on my husband while test driving it with the mechanic. Not while stopped, while they were driving. We have a different car now, but I too would like a windfall and new car!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com