So, as you know by now, we own 4 cars. The two that we have here and the two that we have in the US.
There are days when owning two is more then enough trouble, for about 2 weeks in February, owning 4 became hell. Thankfully, I did not have to deal with the issue that was occurring in the US, my dad had to take care of it for us. It turned out that my husband's car decided to have battery trouble. Battery trouble with our US cars seems to be a given. My Oddessey is always having crazy problems. Mostly because the lights don't automatically turn off and I am constantly finding some way to drain the battery. I have already had replace two.
Our cars here seem to have issues with tires. In February, my car had a flat that was quickly followed by my husband's car following suite. My husband just has bad luck. My tires seem to have been helped by me. Let me explain!
In England the roads are very narrow and when big vehicles come down the road they are often slightly over the center line. Between that and right after we arrived I came upon a head on collusion that had just occurred.... let's just say that I hug the outside of the lane. So, when I there are hedges on the side of the road, it is common that my car is scraped by the branches. Also, I lost my passenger hubcap within the first week of owning the car because I rubbed it enough against the curbs that it fell off. Not to worry, over half of the other drivers in the UK are missing theirs as well. I was just trying to fit in!!!!
This month our cars both have to go in for the yearly MOT test. They have to pass a certain safety tests to ensure that your vehicle is road worthy. My car should pass with flying colors, after I get the front passenger tire replaced for the second time.... this time it is not just a new tire that I need, but also a rim. Let me explain!!!!! Two weeks ago, we were late for school when my second son realized that he had forgot his gym uniform. So, we turned back and he grabbed it. So, with this delay, we headed off. We found a point in traffic along the way in which a lorry was trying to go around a parked car. He needed to go into my lane to do it. In my haste to give him room I tried to pull over in a drive, I misjudged in hit, a CURB! Bye-bye rim and tire. I had to refill the tire 3 times to get the kids to school. Once we arrived, my dear friend Terry changed my tire for me and saved me yet again.
Terry is staff at the boys school and I have found his friendship invaluable. The school employs a handy dandy mobile mechanic named Lenox. Lenox fixed my brakes in a lengthy 3 week time period this summer. I turned out to be more then the brakes... Terry was kind enough to put up with having my car as a guest in his driveway for 3 weeks. See, he is a great friend! I will certainly miss him when I come back home and I will have to resort to finding my way out of my own car emergencies again!
My husband's car currently needs some attention from our mobile mechanic now. It looks and sounds like he is going to need some new rear brakes, hopefully that is it. We recently got the Tank 2 new to us tires before we went on our holiday north at the end of August. Then three weeks ago he had another flat (not one of the new tires either) this tire has the flat sealer in it for now. I am hoping that it will do for now. I am tired of buying tires.
There are days when owning two is more then enough trouble, for about 2 weeks in February, owning 4 became hell. Thankfully, I did not have to deal with the issue that was occurring in the US, my dad had to take care of it for us. It turned out that my husband's car decided to have battery trouble. Battery trouble with our US cars seems to be a given. My Oddessey is always having crazy problems. Mostly because the lights don't automatically turn off and I am constantly finding some way to drain the battery. I have already had replace two.
Our cars here seem to have issues with tires. In February, my car had a flat that was quickly followed by my husband's car following suite. My husband just has bad luck. My tires seem to have been helped by me. Let me explain!
In England the roads are very narrow and when big vehicles come down the road they are often slightly over the center line. Between that and right after we arrived I came upon a head on collusion that had just occurred.... let's just say that I hug the outside of the lane. So, when I there are hedges on the side of the road, it is common that my car is scraped by the branches. Also, I lost my passenger hubcap within the first week of owning the car because I rubbed it enough against the curbs that it fell off. Not to worry, over half of the other drivers in the UK are missing theirs as well. I was just trying to fit in!!!!
This month our cars both have to go in for the yearly MOT test. They have to pass a certain safety tests to ensure that your vehicle is road worthy. My car should pass with flying colors, after I get the front passenger tire replaced for the second time.... this time it is not just a new tire that I need, but also a rim. Let me explain!!!!! Two weeks ago, we were late for school when my second son realized that he had forgot his gym uniform. So, we turned back and he grabbed it. So, with this delay, we headed off. We found a point in traffic along the way in which a lorry was trying to go around a parked car. He needed to go into my lane to do it. In my haste to give him room I tried to pull over in a drive, I misjudged in hit, a CURB! Bye-bye rim and tire. I had to refill the tire 3 times to get the kids to school. Once we arrived, my dear friend Terry changed my tire for me and saved me yet again.
Terry is staff at the boys school and I have found his friendship invaluable. The school employs a handy dandy mobile mechanic named Lenox. Lenox fixed my brakes in a lengthy 3 week time period this summer. I turned out to be more then the brakes... Terry was kind enough to put up with having my car as a guest in his driveway for 3 weeks. See, he is a great friend! I will certainly miss him when I come back home and I will have to resort to finding my way out of my own car emergencies again!
My husband's car currently needs some attention from our mobile mechanic now. It looks and sounds like he is going to need some new rear brakes, hopefully that is it. We recently got the Tank 2 new to us tires before we went on our holiday north at the end of August. Then three weeks ago he had another flat (not one of the new tires either) this tire has the flat sealer in it for now. I am hoping that it will do for now. I am tired of buying tires.
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