Anonymous
09/12/2025 14:15
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Surely it's cheaper to Uber for a few days than to pay insurance and registration on an extra car all year round?
Anonymous
09/12/2025 10:07
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
After dealing with the only having one available car when the other was in the shop, I was clued in on a local repair shop (not in the DC area) that has loaner cars. It's the best.
Drop yours off, get a loaner from them and off you go on your regular schedule. Responsible for gas.
Drop yours off, get a loaner from them and off you go on your regular schedule. Responsible for gas.
Anonymous
09/11/2025 14:17
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Anonymous wrote:When your car needs to be in the shop for a few days and you have children and jobs to juggle would you instinctively get a rental car or would you try to wing it with dropping spouses off early at work and being hyper aware of time/schedules (for example: sometimes you work late but you would have to go home during these few days.
Why doesn't the nanny or au pair have a car?
Anonymous
09/11/2025 08:59
Subject: Re:when your car is in the repair shop
We wing it, but live in the city where public transit is often an option.
Anonymous
09/11/2025 08:50
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
We have more than 2 cars so we are fine. The Nanny drives them in an SUV we bought for this purpose.
Anonymous
09/11/2025 08:17
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Anonymous wrote:Our lives don’t depend on our cars.
Most people’s do. Stop acting like your life is common or virtuous.
Anonymous
09/11/2025 08:07
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Anonymous wrote:My dealership always gives me a rental car.
+1
Anonymous
09/10/2025 20:38
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
We make due with one car, but have been lucky enough to only have scheduled repairs. Our mechanic is within walking distance and we do it for times when DH and I can alternate working from home. Last time we did take a few Ubers but that's still much cheaper than a rental.
Anonymous
09/10/2025 19:12
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rental, covered by insurance
Covered by insurance for accident but not for regular repairs.
My car isn’t in the shop for weeks with regular repairs. If it’s only one day, this isn’t really an issue, is it?
Anonymous
09/10/2025 12:34
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Anonymous wrote:Rental, covered by insurance
Covered by insurance for accident but not for regular repairs.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 23:50
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
This is one of the reasons i kept my old vehicle when i got a new one.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 19:32
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
We use our second car. Luckily our lifestyle is not too car-dependent and we can generally survive for a few days with one car.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 19:31
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
Make do with one car. That usually involves one spouse taking public transportation when they usually do not.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 18:20
Subject: when your car is in the repair shop
We have a third car that was cheap/used and isn't that practical (not good for road trips/small).
It is so handy to have when something is going on with one of the main cars.
It is so handy to have when something is going on with one of the main cars.