When my car would not start in the driveway about 2 months ago, I thought it might be the battery or the alternator and it turned out to be the fuel pump. So guess what happened yesterday? Darryl was just close to Canadian Tire while driving my car and it konked out on him. He phoned me from CT and told me and asked what he should do. I said see if they will look at it and assess what the problem is. He did that and they said it was the alternator. So I said, I guess I will ask mom if we can charge it on her CT card. Mom agreed. Since the battery was the low-end ($90) and bought three years ago I thought it best to replace that as well. We paid $25 to defer payment (no interest) for six months. So now we have my fuel pump and the alternator and battery to pay for. I am going to get my son to contribe 1/3 and mom 1/3 and me 1/3.
Cars sure cost a lot, but what would we do without them? It's all well and good to say use public transport, but for some this is not the answer. For example, my son had an appointment today and when he got to it the computers were down and he was told to return later. So had he used the bus, what would he do then? He would be stuck in town killing time for who knows how long?