Well THAT stinks.
I’m guessing it’s still putting around but sounds horrible?
It actually sounds like an old car, now. It ran very quietly for a long time, and then I moved here and the mileage began to drop and I took it in to the shop. I was fortunate enough to find a mechanic who not only knew what he was doing with it, but was pleasant and also kind enough to let me make payments for a few of the more expensive repairs, like the heater core and new tires.
It stinks, now, but it’s still driveable, and I found a way home from Walmart that avoids all but one smaller hill, so this is good. It will get me where I need to go for now.
I will miss it, because it’s been reliable and also because it was given to me by a late FReeper. But I have photos of it, so I’m good! (Some photos are still on my FB account, I think!)