So, here’s the full story of the car:

Making a right hand turn out of my work parking lot on Tuesday evening the car suddenly came to a stop and then started making an awful engine revving like a jackhammer noise. I tried for a second or two to pull over to the curb but the car was not moving and it was making god-awful noises so I shut her off. Some coworkers and I then pushed the car backwards into the parking lot where it sat for an hour waiting for a tow. It was clear at this point that the right tire was about 6 inches from where it should have been and that the engine was not engaging the drive axle at all. When the tow guy arrived he was poking around to see what was wrong with the car and shouted “Oh SHIT! Shit, man, shit. Wow… shit” when he looked behind the tire at the carnage document in the previous post.

The car was towed home where it sat for two days. On Friday it was towed to the local mechanics who thought it might be a fairly quick repair. However, after they got the car into the shop and looked around at everything they realized the problem was far worse than originally thought AND they could tell it was about to happen to the other side. The estimate for the repairs was over $1200 so I think I will call them tomorrow to say that we’re just going to junk it.

Considering that the car has a junky muffler, leaks water into the carpet and smells like mold, has some pretty beat up tires, and is in need of a major oil change and tuneup anyway, I think it’s probably wise to take that $1200 and invest it into a much newer used car.

Well, I better get to bed so that I can get up early enough for my hour-long commute.