My car is dying

Stephan Paukner :: syslog

Tuesday, February 28. 2006

My car is dying

March 2005. My wreck, ahem... my car already has problems getting “the sticker”, i.e. the sticker which signs it as being technically okay. A repair cost of €350 occurs.

August 2005. During our drive into our holidays, the back of my exhaust pipe rust through and broke off. €130 in botch.

September 2005. Can’t drive backwards, something is blocking. The brakes break. €319.50 make them new.

November 2005. Actually, can’t remember what happened. €220 at mate’s rates at Roli’s garage.

December 2005. Just a few days later I’m back to Roli. Exhaust pipe front, rust through, €143.

January 2006. Engine is dying off after some minutes of drive. Roli thinks to have found the failure at the fuel injection. €136.

February 2006. Engine still dying off, this time at the beginning of our drive into a holiday weekend. ÖAMTC tows us to Roli. Rent a car. After days Roli finally found out, car didn’t start anymore, starting module replaced, €292.

After one year, the hell of €1590.50 have been thrown out of the window. First steps towards selling the car are coming up.

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