#car repairs

[bitchesgetriches]

Hi bitches, thank you for your blog!! I have a question about car purchasing. Is it better to drive a car into the ground, or trade in for a newer (used) one while the current car is still in good condition? The car in question is about 12 years old with no major issues.

Opinions vary, and there are valid reasons on both sides. But our official, Bitch-tested answer is this: drive that fucker into the ground.

There is absolutely no need to "upgrade" if you do regular maintenance on an older vehicle. It's better for your wallet and the planet. Unless your lifestyle changes, necessitating a very different vehicle than what you have, then we believe in driving cars until they cartoonishly break down on the side of the road, wheels and doors just falling off everywhere.

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[meiquimesuei]

Don't forget to stop by at the Heisen Mech for car repairs and parts! And meet a hottie there, too.

[necromatador]

It's that time of year when my car inexplicably shits itself all at once so I'm going to be running a sale in my shop, adding some new items to the listings, advertising my commissions, and tossing up some new adopt batches for sale.

If you cannot help monetarily I super respect that, but I would ask that you please spread my advertising posts around because more eyes means more reach means more potential fund-raising.

Current goal on my Ko-Fi is:

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[peachyindeed]

The most hated phrase I've heard all day:

"Well, your vehicle is only worth X dollars. Don't throw N times that into repairs."

Bitch, that vehicle gets me to my job. It's worth my. job. It's worth not trying to find a suitable replacement vehicle that needs a down-payment and monthly bills.

[odinsblog]

[keldae]

One oil change visit (in which the guy went "Hey, your engine sounds weird") and an email to my mechanic later, and it turns out that the alternator on my car might be on its way out. I have a quote for $980 CAD to get it fixed... that's just shy of an entire paycheque, which I don't have. And this car is the only way that I can get to work (I live rural and there's no public transport in my area).

Now accepting Ko-Fi donations if anyone wants to help me keep my car running for a few years longer! I get a tax refund in April-ish that should hopefully cover the cost of repairs, but if my alternator is going, then I'm worried that my car won't make it to then. My mum is already on a tight enough budget that she can't help me, same with my brothers. And I don't know who else to turn to for help.

Jawa's Ko-Fi link: https://ko-fi.com/keldae etransfers (for Canadians): PM me for my email! Signal boosts: always appreciated! <3

$0/$980

[marawrders]

HELP ME PLS GOD

anyone who chips in literally any amount $1 or above to my gofundme to help me cover my rent and utilities bills gets a one-shot fic for a ship/duo of their choosing, within reason - I do have hard no's including but not limited to starcest, snily, and kittywater so if in doubt, just ask beforehand! safe bets are wolfstar, jegulus, jily, blackinnon, prongsfoot, platonic/familial sirius and reg, etc as well as golden trio ships such as dramione, romione, drarry, hinny, nuna, etc. just send me a screenshot of ur donation and ill get to writing if you cant help out right now absolutely no worries but I am desperate and figured id give this a shot https://gofund.me/58f3766b "Hi, my name is Peter. I have been struggling to stay afloat amid ongoing medical issues, last month I both lost my job and had to bring one of my cats, Cereal, to the emergency vet for expensive treatments/procedures when he got sick (he's better now!), and then this month my car needed multiple repairs. I'm in the process of securing another job, but with everything going on I desperately need help covering my recently overdue rent payment and my overdue utilities. 

I was able to set aside about $500 but am struggling with the rest. I know $2,200 is a lot to ask, so please know I am also actively reaching out to various rental assistance programs and trying to get this figured out, but if anything every little bit helps to make sure I can stay in my home. 

Thank you so so much for any amount you can contribute and for sharing if able."