I am going one car. My old Mercedes blew it's transmission with no warning yesterday and I guess I'll be bumming rides off my SO. I decided to drive up to SF for a quick business meet and the tranny just let go at an intersection.
An automatic trans rebuild is beyond my mechanical ability. I'm going to try checking out the valve body and some of the hydraulic servos from under the car but if that stuff is ok I'm looking at a $3000 transmission rebuild on a $2000 car.
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I guess I shouldn't be whining. I've spent less during my lifetime on consuming seven cars than people spend on a single car. My all time record was my $100 VW rabbit. at the end of the day I'm cheap and I hate parting with the money.
The economy is roaring back in the Bay Area. I cannot find good deals on beater cars on Craigslist. There is a lot of junk there right now and its selling at stupid prices.
My knee jerk reaction is to drop a couple of grand and get some wheels but I think I'm going to use a combination of my feet, bumming, Uber and Caltrain for the next few days and see how that goes. I'm a long time car and motorcycle junkie (I usually own two to three cars and two motorcycles at all times...but I've recently downsized for a move. For the first time since I was 13 I don't have a personal motor vehicle).
Maybe this personal vehicle ownership thing is overrated. While I was in SF I had a hell of a time parking and I wished I'd been using Uber.
I'm feel I'm potentially at a transformational point in my life. My boomer friends are scolding me that I shouldn't be driving and wrenching on some old beaters when I could have a new Lexus. The millennial friends are asking me why I feel I need a personal car.
Let's see how the oscillations go for a week. Maybe I'll get into this. Engad it came at the wrong time. I donated a running car to the state in the fall, I sold three good motorcycles cheap, I gave my rockhopper to a needy kid. I freaking have sneakers and rollerblades left!
Better get out of bed and start walking!