On the way to F's soccer game on Sunday our car started making the most frightening noise. D pulled over, and we tried to figure out what was wrong. We couldn't even put the car in neutral without this horrific metal-on-metal sound.
We called our neighbor who rushed us to the soccer fields, and we just abandoned our car on the side of the road (it's a very quiet dirt road). We having free towing with USAA insurance, so I called them to set it up; they said I could call back when we were ready and they'd come right out.
So F played her game (and scored two goals! score was 3-1). And our friends drove us home. And then D headed back out to wait for the tow truck.
They towed it to the dealer, and dropped the keys in the dropbox, and we were just freaking out all morning... what if it was a really expensive repair? What if it was the transmission? What if, what if...
But the service manager called D back and said it was a rock stuck in the brake calipers. All they had to do was take off the wheel. $25. Yes!!!!!! We can scrounge up $25!
We're so relieved...
Inexpensive Car Repair (that never happens! at least not to us!)
April 28th, 2015 at 03:41 pm
April 28th, 2015 at 04:39 pm 1430239156
April 28th, 2015 at 04:46 pm 1430239567
you put the car in reverse
then brake sharply
(sometimes this dislodges the rock)
April 28th, 2015 at 04:46 pm 1430239597
April 29th, 2015 at 01:33 am 1430271208