Yesterday, I mentioned that we needed to have the car looked at. It has been showing signs of needing some sort of attention for a few months now, with a sort of “hiccup” as we’ve been idling. Yesterday, things went up a notch with a rather violent series of hiccups that almost resulted in the car “turning off.” Anyway, I drove it to the GM dealer, since I couldn’t think of where else to take it for a thorough and model-specific diagnostic.
This was a mistake that was, happily, rectified some hours later.
After running the tests, I received a call telling …read more

So, something happened this morning that has me really considering the GM bailout: My car freaked out on me. As a result, car repairs are going to have to be (presumably) made. Luckily, we have an emergency fund in a high yield savings account for just these occasions.
But, since my car is a Saturn, I am suddenly  more interested in the possible GM bailout on a personal level. The level of: Who is going to fix my car if there is no more GM? Sure, dealerships are a rip-off, but they make cars so that you have to go in …read more