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.
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