since buying my 1991 Volkswagen Golf, i believe it’s been in the shop, on average, every six or seven weeks. let’s run down the list of things which have required service/repair/replacement since i bought it in August:
– pre-purchase inspection (duh)
– post-purchase major tune-up (including new front brakes)
– front passenger window stopped working (needs new regulator – to be replaced next month, finally)
– rear passenger window replacement (remember when it exploded at the car wash?)
– noxious fumes entering cabin (oil cap was left off after oil change, but i thought it was the exhaust system)
– scary moaning noises when running fan and windshield wipers on high during major downpours
– ran out of gas on way to work (yay for BCAA)
– windshield replacement
– engine vacuum — to address power problem
– leaky rear wheel cylinder replacement
– fuel filter replacement — to address power problem
– headlight bulb burned out
– coolant leak due to coolant hose rubbing through spark plug wires — the cause of power problem, who knew?
– accelerator pedal started sticking when accelerating (throttle cable was rusted through)
– slow leak in rear tire (to be fixed next month)
don’t get me wrong, i really like my new-to-me car. it’s definitely a step up from the Geo, but sweetness and light, i certainly hope i can get through the summer with only the most basic of routine service visits to my mechanic (although, i’m not hopeful as i think the master cylinder might be on its way out and it’s due for a new timing belt fairly soon). it’s getting to be a joke about how much time i’ve been spending there lately.
well, either that or i need to dump Christopher for a VW specialist. just kidding, honey!
p.s. there’s major construction going on at work and i think the constant vibrating of the building might just make me go insane.