Car Repair Totals
December 18th, 2007 by Ana
OK, hopefully I am done with the repair bills on the Pizza Taxi for now. Here’s the total financial damage for this episode:
- Tow truck, Sunday night: $55
- New battery (75 month) $76
- Replace serpentine belt and fuel filter: $153
- “Remanufactured” alternator: $133
- Replace aleternator (labor): $92
Total cost over the past 48 hours is $509 and I think I have run out of electrical parts to replace LOL To put it all in perspective, hubby’s truck note is $489 a month. Since I paid the Pizza Taxi off back in January, I have paid out $509 these past two days plus another $538 back in May to totally replace the brakes on all four wheels…STILL cheaper than a car note!
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December 18th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Hey, Ana.
I don’t remember how I found your site - but I’ve been reading it for a while. It helps keep me motivated to get out of debt.
You seem to be keeping your spirits up even with the cruddy car problems. Keep it up! There’s only so many things that can go wrong with a car. : )
Merry Christmas,
Jeff
January 10th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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