Don’t you just love it when your car breaks down? It’s happened so often in the last few days that I’m ready to get a new one. Only one problem. We can’t afford to. It our only car and if we don’t have it, we can’t get anywhere. The problem with living in remote areas of the villages, you need a car.[ad#ad-1]
My husband thinks he’s diagnosed the problem. We have a crack in the pipe between the coolant and the engine. At least, that the glaringly obvious diagnosis. Whatever else is wrong remains to be resolved after this issue is. Unfortunately, we can’t get the part for him to fix it himself. However, our local mechanic thinks he’ll get it in by tomorrow. Thank God for trustworthy local mechanics.
In the meantime, the mechanic has wrapped the crack in duct tape. We Americans fix everything with duct tape, so we couldn’t laugh at his methods. We’re also carrying extra gallons of water in the car. It’d be so easy if we didn’t have to drive everywhere. I guess I should be glad we’re expecting rain.
Hi A in B,
I agree duct tape is pretty useful. I carry some around with me all the time in my Lada.
Are you with the AA or RAC? They’re pretty expensive but save you the headache on breakdowns.
The first thing my husband and I did when we moved here (besides finding a house) was make friends with the local rent a car man. He is the best when it comes to finding a good mechanic and a cheap cars. He even sold us an old Fiat from his fleet of rental cars when we were looking for an old beater for my husband to get back and forth to work.
Oh and I have learned that if duct tape or tylenol can’t fix it, then you’re pretty much screwed 😉
The RAC – we called them the day before we joined, but decided to wait for them to come out the day after.
Yes, duct tape and Tylenol – I don’t use anything else. Here, it’s paracetamol and very cheap.