Clarence is going in to the garage today and we'll have the final estimate tomorrow (Monday). The last garage wanted over $1,000 for the clutch replacement. When my GF's husband heard that, he told me to check out this other garage, that the guy does a good job and he doesn't cost an arm and a leg. He called the guy and told him that he thought it was the clutch, but he wasn't sure. The garage owner told him to tell me to give him a call. When I did, he said it would probably be around $700-$800 for the work and parts....if it was, indeed, the clutch. (Rick also talked to some people at his work and they all said that this guy does great work and they were all happy with him.)
It took me a while to save up the money, but I have it now and we're taking Clarence in today for his estimate tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll have enough saved, the boy can be repaired, and I can start driving him again. I don't know how long it will take to get him fixed. I also need to get him some new tires as his tires need to be replaced before we get into winter weather. Not that we'll drive him much during the winter, but it's always nice to have him around when we need him.
I like Hannah, my Hyundai Tucson and she's a good car. But she's not as comfortable a ride as the Cruiser is...we found that out on the way to and from Wisconsin this week. She got fairly good gas mileage, I guess, between 26 -27 mpg; I had her on cruise control as much as I could. But Rick said more than once on the way up and back that Clarence was a much more comfortable ride....we found ourselves having to stop more often to get out and stretch our legs and get the kinks all worked out from being in the car so long.
Besides, I really like Clarence!
He's pretty old, I guess, a 2001, but I still love driving him around town. And it cuts down on driving Hannah all the time.
It took me a while to save up the money, but I have it now and we're taking Clarence in today for his estimate tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll have enough saved, the boy can be repaired, and I can start driving him again. I don't know how long it will take to get him fixed. I also need to get him some new tires as his tires need to be replaced before we get into winter weather. Not that we'll drive him much during the winter, but it's always nice to have him around when we need him.
I like Hannah, my Hyundai Tucson and she's a good car. But she's not as comfortable a ride as the Cruiser is...we found that out on the way to and from Wisconsin this week. She got fairly good gas mileage, I guess, between 26 -27 mpg; I had her on cruise control as much as I could. But Rick said more than once on the way up and back that Clarence was a much more comfortable ride....we found ourselves having to stop more often to get out and stretch our legs and get the kinks all worked out from being in the car so long.
Besides, I really like Clarence!