Hereʼs Darcie sitting in the trunk of the Desert Truckster, waiting for me to set up our picnic lunch.
Watch out for Yogi!
Monday, April 19th, 2021 Alive 18,255 days
Wash me
Monday, April 19th, 2021 Alive 18,255 days
Go go Desert Truckster
Thursday, January 14th, 2021 Alive 18,160 days
I drove to the drug store today, and realized that I'm still using the same tank of gas I bought in July. And it's still half full. Itʼs hard to believe I used to drive across the country, bounding through the dunes and mesas and tumbleweeds just a year ago.
Walking works, too
Sunday, June 28th, 2020 Alive 17,960 days
I left the house today. Just a short trip down the road to Walgreens for medicine and M&Ms. Itʼs the first time Iʼve driven my car since Saint Patrickʼs Day.
It started OK, but it wouldnʼt go. When I tried to move it, it just sat there and the dashboard showed “Transmission error. Place car in N, turn off car. Turn on car. Place car in R or D1.”
Iʼve had a lot of odd problems with this carʼs transmission over the years. Once while driving off-road across the desert in deep sand the screen showed a red message with some gears icon and the message “Transmission overheat.”
A couple of years ago, I had to replace the transmission computer entirely for $400, plus labor. Iʼve also had to replace every single light bulb on the car at least twice.
The engine and transmission were made in Italy. The rest in Serbia. I guess thatʼs why they say FIAT stands for “Fix It Again, Tony.”
Sunday, January 13th, 2019 Alive 17,428 days
Friday, January 11th, 2019 Alive 17,426 days
Thursday, January 10th, 2019 Alive 17,425 days
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 Alive 17,332 days
Sunday, October 7th, 2018 Alive 17,330 days
Friday, October 5th, 2018 Alive 17,328 days
Friday, October 5th, 2018 Alive 17,328 days
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 Alive 17,326 days
When I ordered a Lyft to go pick up my car at the repair shop, the app gave me the option of taking a self-driving car. Itʼs the future!
I was so preoccupied thinking about my impending repair bill that I forgot to take a screenshot.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 Alive 17,325 days
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 Alive 17,313 days
My carʼs warranty expired September 4.
Itʼs now September 20, and the car needs $600 worth of repairs that would have been covered.
Yet another reason Iʼll never buy another Fiat.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 Alive 17,305 days
Saturday, August 4th, 2018 Alive 17,266 days
Thursday, July 19th, 2018 Alive 17,250 days
Today I learned that if you take a sharp turn very quickly, my car thinks itʼs upside down and the hazard lights go mad. So thatʼs a thing.