I almost put this on the Vent thread but since it has a happyish ending...
Yesterday I drove from work in Costa Mesa to an employee luncheon at Five Crowns Restaurant in Corona Del Mar. Close to the restaurant my car started running rough and nearly stalling out every time I had to stop. This has happened before and the last time, three months ago, the mechanic said it was intermittant and I should bring it back if it happened again. Right. I got to the restaurant but I wasn't enjoying myself because I was worried about being far from home in rush hour traffic with a car that wasn't going far. I recently upgraded my AAA membership so I'm entitled to a 100-mile tow but there was a complication. I had intended to go back to work to change clothes and then head over to Disneyland to see Christmas finery so I'd left a bunch of stuff at work, including my house key.
Then my knight in shining armor arrived. He didn't even blink when I asked him to take me by work on the way to a repair shop 25 miles away. After we'd taken care of my car he drove me home. No Disneyland this time but a happy ending after all.
This time they're going to replace the part instead of just cleaning it. It should be ready in a couple of hours. And I'll get back to planning for the new car in my future. No more automotive adventures please.
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