Arrrgggghh. I have to remember that cars won’t just go forever without some drama. It seems like just yesterday that we put roughly $900+ in to our Honda for a new timing belt, water pump and seals. It was an easy decision to make because we fully intend to drive that car for as many miles as we can. It’s great not having a car payment and I definitely don’t want one in this economic environment.
Unfortunately, the downside to driving an older car (It’s a 2000 Honda Accord V6) is that occasionally it will break. This morning when my wife drove to work, the check engine light came on. She was only a couple blocks away when it happened so she came back home so that I could check for any obvious issues. I checked the oil, water levels and any signs that the alternator or battery were having trouble and didn’t see anything. I suspect that the oxygen sensor or some other sensor has decided to quit working and that’s what’s tripping the light on the dash. Unfortunately I can’t troubleshoot that myself so we are going to have to take it in to the shop where they’ll charge us a minimum fee just to tell us what’s wrong. Arrrgghhh.
It’s funny. Now that we are really focusing on saving money, things seem to just keep breaking. Thank goodness for emergency funds.