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Yesterday I mentioned that my car has a CD player.
It also has some rust
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/842226.html
I finally took it to a body shop for an estimate. The rust is on symmetrical rocker areas (on both sides of the car). The person said this is not uncommon on old Hondas (it's a 2010 Insight). It will cost thousands of dollars. I am resigned to paying it, because I hope this car lasts until I can no longer safely drive. That's a lot to hope for, but I'm willing to keep pouring more and more money into it. It's a hybrid. I am not going to be guilt-tripped into buying an entirely electric car. I am both too lazy personally and too invested in driving my friend to her medical appointments to get rid of the car entirely at this point. (spend a moment today to be grateful for intact lungs, if you indeed have them).
Planning will be required - this will take so many hours that he suggests psyching myself up for not having the car for a month, although it will take less if the parts are available quickly. It's warm now, but in a month I might be less enthused about returning to biking. He suggested waiting until after the winter, maybe April, so that I don't start out by having salt all over the new parts. Then he looked thoughtful, and said maybe we wouldn't have winter this year anyway, and I should just do it whenever it's convenient. Even at the body shop worker level, some of the reality of our climate situation is sinking in.
It also has some rust
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/842226.html
I finally took it to a body shop for an estimate. The rust is on symmetrical rocker areas (on both sides of the car). The person said this is not uncommon on old Hondas (it's a 2010 Insight). It will cost thousands of dollars. I am resigned to paying it, because I hope this car lasts until I can no longer safely drive. That's a lot to hope for, but I'm willing to keep pouring more and more money into it. It's a hybrid. I am not going to be guilt-tripped into buying an entirely electric car. I am both too lazy personally and too invested in driving my friend to her medical appointments to get rid of the car entirely at this point. (spend a moment today to be grateful for intact lungs, if you indeed have them).
Planning will be required - this will take so many hours that he suggests psyching myself up for not having the car for a month, although it will take less if the parts are available quickly. It's warm now, but in a month I might be less enthused about returning to biking. He suggested waiting until after the winter, maybe April, so that I don't start out by having salt all over the new parts. Then he looked thoughtful, and said maybe we wouldn't have winter this year anyway, and I should just do it whenever it's convenient. Even at the body shop worker level, some of the reality of our climate situation is sinking in.
