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Original Post: When it rains, it pours
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The car I normally drive is pretty old - a 1989 Mitsubishi Mirage. It's been a very reliable car - it's got 124,000 miles on it, and it still gets 30+ mpg in town. That's really the only kind of driving I do anymore - I think I drive less than 1000 miles a year now. So I was unhappy when it refused to go into gear last week - I thought "this is it, the transmission dropped". Well, I got lucky. It turns out to be a much simpler problem to fix, less than $200. Big sigh of relief. Of course, that couldn't be the end of the story though. Our other car, the minivan - needs breaks, two new tires, and an alignment. Not terribly expensive, but it does tend to add up. I'm getting the minivan dealt with this morning, which is why I'm sitting in Starbucks instead of sleeping. While they fix my car, at least I can surf...
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