[Magdalen] Update; "Crushing blow"; was Not a fun vacation.

[James David Walley]

Been there, done that. That time, back in 2009, the breakdown took place halfway up Mount Rainier (why can't you get blown engines in conveniently well-populated flatland areas?). In my case, seeing as my car had over 425,000 miles and a host of other not-inexpensive chronic problems, I opted to go the vehicle-replacement route. 

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On Dec 29, 2014, at 12:33 PM, "M J [Mike] Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> "Crushing blow" is from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee emails.  If not always "crushing", it was "devastating".
> 
> Anyway.  Just got word from the auto shop, and I should have followed my mechanic's suggestion six months ago and had my timing belt replaced (every 90,000 miles), as I have an "interrupter engine", meaning when the timing belt snaps, it crushes everything in its path, effectively destroying the engine.  Yay.  I done dood that thing.  Long and short is, I either pay these (locally reputable) people to find me a reasonable used engine, or I sign it away and go home and buy a new (used) car.  The latter ain't gonna happen.  Approx $5,000 for a used engine, or approx. $14,000 for another used car (which would have within it a used engine, wink wink), over five years.  I'm opting for the cheaper route.  Got to.  Plus, I have some money in savings just for such a crappy eventuality.  I won't be out of pocket too much in the end.  And I'll have a "new" engine.  Yay, again.
> 
> Tomorrow, to Enterprise, to rent a car for hopefully not the full two weeks I was told it could take to find and install the engine.  And, of course, I'm doing all this "during the $ea$on".  Grrr.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the prayers.