Car problems

[Inbred Chocobo]

So yeah, this week has been the worst week I have ever had for cars, and now that I have lured you into this thread, you have no choice but to read my rantings and angers.

First, I have terrible credit, and my parents have even worse credit, so going to a nice place and buying a car is out, so don't even suggest it. So I get to deal with not so great cars. I got a new job that will hopefully change this, but I have an hour and a half drive one way to work, so its a bit much, and I put a car through its paces.

I drive.. er drove a 2001 Ford Focus. I drove this baby for years. Two weeks before I get this job, slings a rod and cracks the engine. There were a few minor issues as well, but the mechanics I talked to said the last time they had to put an engine in this thing, it took a long time, because what happens for 2001 and 2002 Focus's is that they all break their engines, so they are in demand. So fixing it would take money, but more importantly time that I do not have.

So gotta buy a car. No place but crap-cars-r-us is going to sell me anything, but then my family's mechanic/friend says hey, I got a car for sale, you wants? Its a 2000 Monte Carlo. He just replaced the engine in it, along with the radiator, the axel, pretty much just about everything in it. Its good to go. Get in it, drive around town, yep no problems.

Then first day of work. Half-way through the drive the car starts jerking a bit. Longer I drive, harder it gets, and as I try to pull into work, its about to beat me to death with the steering wheel. On the way back about the same thing but not as severe, I am babying this thing all the way back home so it doesn't brake. Well, the problem ends up its the transmission, the one thing the guy didn't replace, so this is going to the shop and its probably out for a week.

Alright, well I got a family, they will let me borrow this 2000 Rodeo that is in good shape, only thing wrong is the tires are a little worn, and are getting close to replacing. so keep an eye on them. Alright, no big deal right? Drive it to work and back fine sure, but then later that night it stops cranking up when I start it. After a little bit of communicating with a lot of different people, its believe its something stopping the fuel from reaching the engine, but what exactly is hard to tell.

Yeah, so long story short, in 2 weeks I've gone through 3 cars. I am now borrowing a mini-van that has no air (how fucking fun to drive for an hour and a half) but its the only thing available. So people, anyone have worse car issues than me?