Ugh

[dancerjodi]

My car started having AC problems (blowing air, but not cooling it). Around the same time I started noticing the car trying to overheat (though no fluid leaking, spewing, etc).

After an expensive diagnostic test ($180) (draining fluid, putting in dye) they've found:
-I need a new cooling fan (hence the overheating issues), $200
-I have a leak in my condenser $62
-I need a NEW FRICKEN COMPRESSOR for $925 (incls parts and labor)

Needless to say since this will be my last summer with this car I'm not paying a grand to fix the AC. They'll replace the cooling fan though, and I won't have the engine overheat on me at least. I swear, the car is mad at me for talking so much lately how I'm going to replace it and that's why the huge problem.

Blech! There is nothing I hate more than sweating in my car. On the beach I can deal with, out doing yard work I can deal with. Dancing I can deal with. But going from point A to point B just serves to annoy me, make me crabby, and make me feel all gross.

Ah well, at least I have a car that runs reliably :) And I shall savor that ride back to Natick in the loaner . . .

Comments

[andrewfeland.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we've had problems with both Tauruses--AC, power steering pump, et cetera. Personally, I'd recommend looking at Toyota. My first car was a Corolla--we bought it used with 150k miles on it, drove it until it had 275k miles on it, and sold it. And not for parts, either.

I'm borrowing a Corolla from a friend while we figure out how to EOL our last Taurus. It's got 89k miles on it, and still drives smoother than the Ford did on the first day we got it.

I haven't had much luck with GM, either, but most of the Chrysler products I've had have held together pretty well. They're also offering an employee-level discount program.

Good luck, and stay cool!