-— I can fix 90% of my car problems with electrical tape or by turning up the radio volume -—
That worked for everything in high school... Except for the broken fuel gauge. Sometimes I forgot to check my mileage after filling up.
But I toughed it out until the car croaked. It sucked though, the time I ran out of gas in Boston at 2 a.m. on a 15 degree night. I spent 5 hours drinking coffee at HoJos. I was pretty wired at 7 a.m.
Sounds like my first car. Odometer and gas gauge both broke. Only ran out twice in two years. Headlight switch caught fire on the freeway. That was kind of exciting. Quick fix too.
My last car had black tape on some light or another for a couple years. Still ran.
I’ve never sold a car for more than $1,000. My son is driving my old car. 2001 Sable. He’ll hit 200K next week. I bought it seven years ago for $1500. Biggest repair was a transmission adjustment when my daughter drove it up Pikes Peak. She was so proud of herself as a newer driver. I wish she would have called me first so I could try to explain better gear usage. Oh well.