It's only money, right?

So I got my car back. I think I'm basically over being pissed off now. Shit happens and if I wanna drive my car I just have to deal with it. At least I had money put aside and I'm not going to go into debt over it....even though I had much better plans for the money. *sigh*

But wow, what a difference! The clutch obviously felt a lot different, but boy was it sure nice to feel all the power back in my baby. I really do enjoy driving my car! Zip, zip, zooooom! And the roads were so nice and so clear for the first time since I got here....I actually enjoyed the drive home and felt like a real member of Halifax society. :) I even learned a new route that shaved a good 5 minutes off the drive.

If only I hadn't had to come home and get back to work. Boooo. I could be out there zipping around and enjoying the $2000 I just spent!!

Oh well, I have to go back out later to pick up my insurance and hopefully head over to get my new plates and registration too. (FYI: the insurance itself worked out to be about the same cost as it was in BC....except that I still have about another $150 to cough up for registration so it's actually more expensive...lame.)

F@*K!!!

So, that thing that I originally thought was the clutch, but then decided was the turbo....turned out to be the freaking clutch.

Fine.

Except that car is barely six years old and has no business with a worn out clutch.

But whatever...sometimes these things wear out.

Except that how in the freaking world is a clutch assembly on a freaking Volkswagen Jetta possibly $1300?!

Yup, you read that right. $1300 for parts, plus like $550 for labor. Plus freaking tax. Goodbye $2000.

Next time I buy a car I think I'll have to spend some time researching the cost of common, wear-and-tear parts. This is freaking outrageous.

It would likely have been cheaper if it had been the stupid turbo.

Not impressed.

(and before you ask, yes I called my old VW dealer and asked them the price to make sure I wasn't getting burned and sure enough that's what it is....at least labour is $20/hour cheaper here.)

(oh and did I mention that my battery is apparently dying and my starter is making some quirky noises so that could be another $415 sometime in the coming months. oh, how I think it's time to start really looking at the SUV I was thinking about getting...)