So on Monday morning I took my car to the shop where I usually take my Vespa for repairs. The service engine light has been on for months and the car has been leaking like a faulty levy for months now. I took it to the vespa guys because they are now officially the only mechanics I trust. Why is it that as a woman, mechanics almost always automatically treat me like crap? I have gone so far as to have Winemonkey call a few days after me to get an estimate for the same work I requested. He inevitably gets a lower estimate. It really pisses me off! But I digress…

So I call on Tuesday and the guy tells me that I need a new water pump and a new oxygen sensor and I say, “Go ahead and fix it.” Because I just want this car to last me a few more years… Until I am in a place where I am saving money regularly. Anyway… I call at the end of the day to see if my car is ready to pick up and the mechanic tells me that they had some problems and that it should be fixed by tomorrow.

So Wednesday rolls in. And I patiently wait until about 4:30 to see if my car is ready. Because at this point I have been sitting in my house Monday and Tuesday night going a little stir crazy. And the mechanic tells me he just wants to take it for a drive around the block. So he calls me back after he does that and he tells me that it is running like crap and that they can’t figure out why.

So today I called at 4:30 and he was INCREDIBLY apologetic about my car still being broken. And he offers to pay for a rental car for this weekend. I tell him that if it isn’t fixed by 3:30 tomorrow we can discuss the rental car… but that he should keep working on it through tomorrow.

Long story short, today it wasn’t fixed at 4:30, but was fixed by 5:30. And the mechanic said that it is running much better than when I brought it in and I am going to be so “stoked”. I am looking forward to picking up my car tomorrow!

I wish these mechanics would move to Santa Rosa when I move.

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