Car

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Today I am dealing with Rich's car. No, not selling it, yet; I wish, but, I'm still not allowed to do that. Just getting it back on the road. sensesurfer sweetly rushed up here and replaced the dead battery when I was worried about it. But there was still a lot to do. I filled the gas tank. I then peered at the oil-change sticker, and based on that, went straight to Jiffy Lube. Jiffy Lube sold me on getting not just an oil change, but also new filters (they showed me the old ones and they were impressively filthy), top-off of the antifreeze, and a couple hundred dollars' worth of something on the front brakes.

This is expensive, and all for a car that I am probably just going to trade in. Really I just need it to a) pass inspection (on the theory that a car with a valid up-to-date inspection sticker is worth a lot more in trade-in than one without); and b) make it to the inspection place, and two or three local car dealers as I search for a good trade-in deal, without stranding me along the way.

So, here I am at Jiffy Lube, watching daytime tv and posting to LJ from my phone, while I wait for the car. Quick, everyone, post something, I'm bored!