Today is such an AWESOME day!!
I drive a chevy malibu. She's nothing special, but she gets the job done and has done it well for the past 2 and a half years. She certainly loves eating up my paychecks, but it's worth it.
Ever since I got my car, my key fob (keyless entry) has had issues. It has sometimes worked, and other times not so much. It wouldn't do its job even when I was right next to the car. I changed the battery multiple times, but with no such luck. So, I just forgot about it and settled with using my key to unlock my car.
When John and I started dating, he liked to open my door, and still does. But it was becoming a hassle when we would lock the car doors. See, the driver's door is the only door with a key entry. So he would have to go unlock the door from the driver's side, then walk around and open my door, then walk back around and start driving. After a while, it was becoming TOO much of a hassle, and so we would either leave the doors unlocked so he can open my door, or I just get in once he unlocks it from the driver's side. The latter happens more often seeing as it is 5 degrees outside.
ALL.
THE.
TIME.
Granted, sometimes he will get in the car, lean over and open my door from the inside. Anywho, I knew it was time to get a knew key fob.
Another thing that has decided to stop working, was my power steering. Sometimes when I would turn my car on, my power steering would just randomly not turn on. If I turn it off and wait a few seconds to restart, it would be completely normal. I knew there was something wrong, and that it would cost an arm and a leg to fix.
Lastly, my stick to turn my blinker on broke. I went to turn right one day and I heard a bunch of clicking, like something had broke. I bought a part to replace it. However, two years later, it is still sitting in my middle console. If I want to turn left, I have to hold the stick down until I turn. If I want to turn right, I can flip it up and it will stay, but after I turn, it won't turn off. I have to push the stick back down. Again, an arm and a leg would be lost to fix this because they would have to take apart my whole steering console to replace it.
Okay. Now that you have a little background, back to this morning. A few day ago I had bought a key fob online and went into the dealership to have it programmed. I asked him about my power steering and how much to just look at it and possibly fix it. "$75-$100 to just look at it. If you decide to repair it, that would go towards the repairs. If not, you would just pay that." Well no thank you. I'll just stick with my shotty power steering. So off he goes to program my key fob. 20 minutes later, he comes back in and I go up to pay for the service. The total came to around $40.
"I ran your car number and there is actually a special warranty on your car. Up to 150,000 miles and expires August of 2015. You are well under that."
"What exactly is covered under this warranty?" I asked.
"Well, it covers your power steering issue. There have been some technical issue with your car model and some Cobalts. We have the part in stock and will fix it for you for free."
SWEET!!!
Curiously, I asked, "How much would that cost otherwise?"
"Around $500"
I think my heart skipped a beat...
"Well, I have another question for you." I proceeded, "My blinker stick is broken. I have the part for it. How much would you charge to put it in?"
"If you provide us with the part, we can install it while we are fixing your power steering for free."
SCORE!!
So to sum it up, I got $500+ of work done for only $40. And three major issues that John and I have been dealing with will be fixed!! What a great way to start a day :)
On a completely different note, **SPOILER**
If you have not seen Les Miserables and want to go see it, you might want to stop reading here.
Below are two of my favorite songs from the movie that I have listened to over and over again and still manage to shed a few tears. I hope you enjoy listening to them again and have a wonderfully awesome weekend :)
First off, I Dreamed a Dream. If Anne Hathaway does not receive an award, I will be completely shocked.
Lastly, the Epilogue. I personally was not a fan of Amanda Seyfried as Cosette. But it is what it is.
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