Car Issues

I know I should be thankful that we have two cars that run well and are in great condition, but boy is maintenance an aggravation. Just last week I took the Highlander in for an oil change and ordered the '08 tag stickers for both of the cars. Then we realized Dave was past due an oil change so he took his end at the end of the week. Of course they recommended that we have about 6 other services done to the Accord, but Dave wisely decided to wait.

I called Compact Cars yesterday morning to clarify what we really should have done. This is a great little shop that works only on Hondas and Acuras. It's run by Christian people who are honest and are tons cheaper than the dealerships, even with Dave's Sonic discount. They said the majority of the services probably really didn't need to be done, but that the timing belt was due for a change. Ouch. That's a pretty big expense, but since we plan to keep the car awhile, I scheduled it for later this week. They said that they could check it over for all of the things that might need servicing while they were doing the timing belt.

Well yesterday, literally minutes after scheduling the timing belt for the Accord, I was driving to aerobics and my check engine light came on. Oh no! Just what we need, NOT. Anyway, Dave volunteered to switch cars today so he could drive mine in and have it checked to see what was wrong. All day I prayed that it would be something minor. Dave called right before tutoring to tell me that they had mistakenly left some hose off after the oil change and that it was fixed . . at NO CHARGE!!! Isn't it amazing how God handles even the smallest details of our lives?! I'm so thankful that Someone who sees the full picture is in control.