It’s official, people - the Honda is dead.
Joshua, Judah and I were on our way to McKinney last night to borrow my dad’s car for this weekend’s trip to Houston. Per Shannon, we were not allowed to take our car to Houston. We wanted to get it in time to take our car to the mechanic for a diagnostic, as it’s been making funny noises. Right smack dab in the middle of the High Five, I notices a smell like burning rubber.
I asked Joshua where that smell was coming from, and he said he thought it was from our car. Sure enough, smoke was beginning to seep out from under the hood. Now the problem with being smack dab in the middle of the High Five, is that there’s no where to pull over. I began praying and hoping we would at least make it to the next exit, while simultaneously trying to decide which is faster is the car catches fire — unbuckle Judah from her car seat or unbuckle the car seat from the car? and managed to call my dad to tell him what was happening.
We managed to exit and cross over the freeway into the nearest parking lot and ordered Dr. Pepper’s at the Denny’s there to wait for my dad and the AAA tow truck (best part of the day - hearing Judah say “wrecker.” that’s just cute). We had it towed to Christian Brothers in McKinney and dropped the key through the door with instructions to run a diagnostic.
They called back right before I got home from work. The guy on the phone told Joshua he is amazed we even were able to drive it that far — that it didn’t literally fall apart on us. The tires weren’t stabilized and could’ve come off, the compressor’s out but the belts are still turning, causing wear, there’s blown gaskets all over the engine, oil is leaking from several places, and it’s likely the timing belt is about out.
The damage? It’s gonna cost us $4000 to fix the car. Picture that $4000 in all caps, will ya? The blue book value of the car after it’s fixed? $3000.
Anyone want to buy it for $500? It’s yours, plus the cost of towing. Heck, I’ll make it $400 plus. So if you feel like contributing to the helmet-and-baby-bike-seat fund, feel free to contact us.