I have a 2000 Mercury Villager Mini van, not the most desirable ride, but it is the vechicle I took when I moved out of the house. Its paid for and reliable. I know that with 88K miles, it will need repairs in the near future. I get paid once a month on the 25th, not the best way to get paid, but what cha gonna do?
Trying to be proactive, I purchase a car warranty to cover the repairs I will come across. I have to put down $300.00, and the coverage starts 30 days after purchase. Looking good, right? Well, the next weekend it breaks down as I was returning from seeing my kids. I get it towed to the garage and find out the fuel filter is bad. Total $182. They tell me the alternator/dist. cap need fixin also. I explained how I was trying to hold out till the warranty started. July 4th, I go take my 2 little kids to the parade and a movie. The van starts doing the same crap.
I get towed again, and I'm looking at $625.00 for the repair of the alternator/dist. cap. There is no way for me to pay until July 25th, so I am without a ride for 2 weeks. Everything I need for survival is within walking distance, except for my kids.
Oops, I do have my first court date on July 14th, so I am having to rent a car to get to that. All in all, it really could have been much worse, and if this is as bad as it gets, I still understand many have things much worse than I. As many of you know, the transition into divorced life has its hurdles, and this is just one of them.
Speaking of the court date...My dear ole father-in-law is making the trek from San Antonio to accompany his dear daughter to the proceedings. Luckily there are metal dectectors there to prevent him from bring heat into the court. We have very little and the only matter of contention with the divorce is the request for alimony. I wont get into the details, but we will see what happens. I have been paying the child support, half of medical bills and keeping kids on my insurance for the past 2 months, so I am trying to do right by them.
I'll let you know how things go on the 14th.
I Love You!
David
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good luck!
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