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[quote=Anonymous]Ugh!

I have an old ‘99 car w/only 111,000 miles on it.
I bought it in 2010 & it has given me zero issues until....

2017.

I have already spent $2,500+ on getting her repaired.
I kid you not.
Once I fix one thing, a few months it is always another thing!!

I have scrimped, saved & borrowed money to keep it on the road but now it appears something has to give.  :cry:

When I am driving, the car shakes and feels like it will turn off.
The Check Engine light flashes constantly when I drive, and the car has severe issues w/acceleration and driving up even a minor hill.

I work full-time and do not have any spare time to take it into a shop.
And when I do, it will be $100 for a diagnostic plus usually a hefty bill follows which now I cannot afford.
I am depleted both financially AND emotionally.
I cannot sleep, I am so fraught w/anxiety!
And I have a nine-hour day ahead.

I am constantly worried that my car will die and do not have any $$ to repair it.
Which means I will not be able to commute to work (I live in CA where the public transportation is awful.)
If I cannot get to work, then I will be fired and if I get fired = I lose EVERYTHING.
Everything.

People tell me to just get another car.
I cannot.
I don’t have the funds, cannot borrow any funds and cannot sell/trade my current car in anywhere since it likely has 0 value.

I do not have good credit so basically my only option is to keep driving this money pit until it eventually dies out.

Which is my worst nightmare.

Thanks for reading this L-O-N-G vent!!!!
Somehow writing this all down has lessened my anxiety at least 10%.

To everyone who has a decent, good working order vehicle....
You are truly blessed beyond belief.

And if it might help me even a tiny bit, I could definitely use a prayer or two.

I hate living in limbo like this.
I KNOW I shouldn’t be driving my car in this condition, but I have no other options right now and I have to drive it every day hoping & praying it will hold on just until........
I don’t know.

:cry: [/quote]

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