Okay when last we left off, I'd told you that CashHappySon had managed to rid himself of the two old cars and had bought a 1993 Toyota Tercel w/83K miles on it for $2250. He drove it home from the dealer and to work that night and on the way home the next morning he called the house w/the oil light on and the rods a'knocking! GAAAAAAAAA!
I went and picked him up, bought oil and then I drove the car the next mile over to the car repair shop that we frequent. News is that he is going to have buy another motor and have it installed! The kid can't catch a break!
Meanwhile, Hubster and I have been driving him 30 minutes over to work late at night and picking him up early in the mornings. Now that I've got the crud that the Doc says I need to stay out of the cold wet night/morning air and so Hubster has been doing it all! Poor man!
We're currently shopping for a used or rebuilt motor to put in it. Hubster is calling the place where we bought the car (as is-no warranty) to report to them what's happened. Doubt they offer to assist in any way but they do need to know what happened.
Last week we had FrugalSon's radiator repaired and today when we dropped him at work noticed the coolant leaking out so it's back at the shop this afternoon too!
When it rains it pours!
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February 22nd, 2008 at 03:25 am 1203650748
These are loans. But it does begin to wear on a parent!!
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February 22nd, 2008 at 01:52 pm 1203688322
Yes, it would be easier, but our vehicles are very good recent year vehicles that are well maintained and paid for, we have low insurance premiums, and we like it that way.
If we had clunkers it might be different, but even then we don't want our insurance premiums going up, also affecting our credit score by the way, if he decided to do more dummard moves. Also if he has an accident causing injury to someone else I am not prepared to be financially responsible if someone decided to sue us. This way HE is responsible and he would be the one being sued. He is a legal adult.
If he was a more responisible person that might be doable, but this is a 'cocksure' teen who seems to have little regard for anything HE OWNS and paid for, so while it would be easier on us, uhhhhh, like I said, NO WAY IN HADES!!! Just Not Happening!!