BUGGER!!!

[awesomesprout]

Ok. So I know what you're all thinking...

" But Jessica, it's 1pm, why are you at home and not at school!? "

Well Folks.

Let me tell you why!

I have no car!

Ok so I have a car. It's currently being repaired.

I was driving from Daly City yesterday to drop Loren off at work when I noticed my temp gauge was all the way at overheating.

I pulled over and saw that my car had no coolant in it.

So I filled the coolant thingy with water and opted to go to Jiffy Lube for an oil change and coolant.

I got to Jiffy Lube and was told my coolant level was fine. ( Uhm. What? )

I told them there was water in there so it may look fine but it isn't. They suggested I pay 60 bucks and do a radiator flush. ( uhm. Ok. Great. )

I thought it over and told them I would do it.

$110 later. I'm back on the road and everything looks fine. Except for when they pulled my car out after it had been serviced and I asked.. " Uhm.. is it supposed to be leaking that much fluid out of the front of the car? "

To which they replied.. " Yup, it's fine! "

Ok.... Sure. why not. Like I work at Jiffy Lube? Although. I was a little skeptical.

So drive drive drive. The car seems fine.

This morning I was driving and my temp gauge starts to hit overheating again. I pull off the freeway and check for coolant. It's empty. Again.

Turns out there's a leak. Goddamnit. Stupid f'n jiffy lube. Bastards.

So I put more water in and drive to the garage my grandma took the car to when she had it. Loren and I go get breakfast and I get a call for my estimate.

660. Yes. That's right. There is appearantly a hole in my radiator among other horrible things wrong with my car that need replacing. Also they suggested I should replace my timing belt.

Fuck.

So my grandma volunteered to let me use her credit card to charge the work and then pay her back. Great. I opted to have my rotors replaced also since I was already there.

So here I am. At home. I got a ride from the garage. And they're going to pick me up when it's done.

Missed all of my classes.

Bleh.

Comments

[johny--b.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that's awful.

[sproutchk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the sentiment :)

[britgeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Drat, I wish I'd known about your issues - deyo really helped me when Leviathan (the old sable) needed a radiator replacement. Basically the garage wanted to charge me $500 or so for it... Deyo found me a brand new radiator for $110 and put it in for a fraction of the cost.

The timing belt, however, is horrendously important and I don't know if I know any mechanic who could do that for you at home. :(

[sproutchk.livejournal.com]

They're also doing the replacement of some other pieces, so had it been just the radiator then, yes. I really would have killed for the price break :)

[kittyofthesea.livejournal.com]

You should file a complaint with Jiffy Lube. I know they didn't cause all that damage, but its also obvious they had no clue WTF they were doing.

[sproutchk.livejournal.com]

Yah. Loren said I Should like ask for my money back.

[kittyofthesea.livejournal.com]

You should! Ironically enough, we were JUST talking about conflict management today in Personal Development.

[britgeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I agree with Loren.

[appletrees.livejournal.com]

Yes. If they won't refund you, have your bank or CC company (depending on how you paid) file a complaint. They can win your money back for you if they try. They should have spotted the leak when they flushed it.

How many miles do you have on your car? You're generally supposed to get your timing belt replaced at 60K, 120K, etc.

I hate unexpected car repairs. Ugh. Last time tim took his car in for something minor, they ended up finding $1200 worth of repairs (it's an old car... 84 camry), and they didn't even properly fix what we had come in for initially (the "door ajar" light kept coming on because the sensor was wonky). I HATE AUTO SHOPS. Ugh.

[weiland-daze.livejournal.com]

blah--who needs a car anyway? ;-)

j/k, mine is sitting in its designated space, unused except on days when i work late and stupid AC doesn't run after 7pm.

i think those guys at Jiffy Lube need their heads looked at. there's an even bigger leak coming out of their ears.

[kinkywizard.livejournal.com]

Dont trust them fuckers. 'ts why I do all my work done by someone I trust, usually a bud of mine or some small time mechs.

sorry to hear about the getting screwd over. uncool.
Jiffy lube isnt a car place, hell the name alone says it all, they do homoerotic things in there.

Its what they do,

"Jiffy Lube"

Because they oil up befoer screwing you in the ass while you pay them for the service...I tell ya.