One and a half hours at the Satellite City Hall later, I have a renewed-for-eight-years drivers license. There was a $40 fee to the State of Hawai’i plus an earlier $5 fee for a notary to attest that I am Linkmeister and $25 to the State of California’s Department of Public Health for a certified …
We now have just one car, the newly-acquired Honda Fit. I sold the 2005 Mini today. A few days ago I happened to wake up at 5:00 AM as the sprinklers were going off, and I heard a loud gurgle/burble instead of the spray one is supposed to hear. So I emailed the guy who …
My poor Mini has had its exterior paint damaged by the sun and by age. It’s now twelve years old, after all, and we have no garage or carport; it’s lived without a roof over its head for at least the five years since I bought it. Trying to sell it “as is” may be …
That’s me on the left and a happy commissioned salesman (Joe Lacuesta) on the right. Turned out the guy knew a bunch of people my sister knew, so while I was test-driving she and he were chattering away like crazy. Man, I gotta get some sun on my legs.
I got the radio presets done. I got the mirrors set so I can see out of them while sitting in the driver’s seat. I got the new car added to my auto insurance policy. I discovered that the registration is renewable in December, so I’m waiting to see if I get dunned for it …
My sister and I went to the Honda dealer today and found (and bought) this car: It’s a 2015 Honda Fit with all of 23,036 miles on it.
The GEO I bought before the Mini was purchased from a Budget Rent-a-Car Sales lot. Apparently they’re not selling their fleet that way any longer, since there’s no Hawai’i location given at Budget’s website. The same seems to be true of Enterprise; the nearest fleet sale lot is in Redwood City, CA. Hertz sells its …
The 2005 Mini that I bought in 2012 is about to cost me either $1,516.99 or $1,230.79, depending on whether it’s the Power Steering Pump ($1,240.99 plus $276 labor) or the Rack and Pinion Assembly ($802.99 plus $427.80 labor). If it’s both it’s $2,903.43 with tax. I paid $6,000 for it five years ago. I’ve …
Seems like every year when I take this car in for its annual safety check they find something expensive that has to be done before it will pass. This year it’s the CV joints. Those connect the transmission to the driveshaft, as I understand it, so they have to work. My poor credit card is …
My inspection sticker was set to expire tomorrow, so I made an appointment to get the car inspected and the new sticker put on. It’s interesting that there are no walk-ins for inspections these days, at least at the places I frequent. I suspect that’s because fewer gas stations do repairs, which means fewer mechanics …