Tag: Jetta

VW, ducks and a party

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I’m starting to think my car is jinxed, people. First my issue with Walmart Tire & Lube on Monday (I didn’t post about it because I was so peeved, but you can check the details here), and now what happened today (read on) …

The first thing we did when we got into the car this afternoon was roll down all the windows to get a breeze. I heard this sick crackling noise coming from my front driver’s side window, and then I couldn’t get it to go back up! It was 12:35 pm so we drove straight to the closest VW dealership. We didn’t call first because I was sure they closed at 1 pm and wanted to get there in time.

When we got there we learned they were open til 4 pm, but they couldn’t look at my car right away. So we drove back home so Joe could get his van, and then we drove right back to the dealership to drop my car off.

Curious Swan Then we took the kids out to lunch and to the pond to feed the ducks. The big swan came out of the water and practically walked right into my lap which freaked me out. That picture posted above was not a zoom shot. He was RIGHT there. I was a bit nervous since swans can get very aggressive.

After we ran out of bread, we went to Walmart for a few things and then headed over to the dealership to pick up my car. Turns out the window reglator clips for the two front windows are made out of plastic and they broke off. I was informed that they were recalled (thank-you for notifying me VWoA) so they replaced both windows’ clips for free.

When we got home, Joe’s dad and aunt were waiting outside (we had told them we might be late because of my car). The girl opened her presents (she turned nine years old earlier in the week) and we had cake and talked for awhile. The girl liked her presents and everyone had a good time.

It’s been a long day and I’m looking forward to relaxing tomorrow. Maybe we’ll see a movie. Lately I haven’t been in the mood so we haven’t seen anything in over a month.

More pictures to be posted sometime tomorrow.

Mon-ay

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Oh, isn’t this nice? I got an email from Walmart to confirm shipment of my tires and suddenly they have me down as ordering eight of them. WTF would I need eight tires for? I don’t own a monster truck! Luckily, they don’t charge you until you pick them up. I have the email confirmations showing I only purchased four tires, so if they think I’m paying for the other four when I go in, they can think again.

In other news, I closed my savings account and opened a money market account instead. There are a lot of nice features to this, including a much higher interest rate. I can also transfer money from my checking account directly into the money market account online instead of withdrawing the money from the ATM and going to a teller. I’m all for laziness.

Speaking of … I think I’ll have Joe make me something for dinner. ;)

Tire-d

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We took this Friday off in the hopes I’d get new tires for my car. We were all set to go to Sears and have it done until we got the estimate – $600 for four new tires, an alignment, balancing, and various other outrageous fees. You have GOT to be kidding me. I don’t think so.

Then we found out that Walmart has a tire and lube center. Well … some Walmarts do. What doesn’t this store have? The total cost is about $150 less than Sears if you factor in the cost of the alignment which has to be done elsewhere since they don’t do it. But get this – we called this morning to see if they had the tires I wanted in stock and they did. But they refused to hold them for us. We were told we’d have to call an hour before stopping in to make sure they were still there. And guess what? They weren’t. Mere hours later they had been sold, and my car doesn’t take the average sized tires either.

If they weren’t so much cheaper, I’d just go with Sears after all. What kind of place expects you to “schedule” a tire installation on a whim and when they just so happen to have the tires in stock? What I did instead was order the tires online, which they deliver to the local store for free. They will supposedly call me when they come in, and then I can have them installed. Sweet. Now if THOSE tires get sold to someone else, somebody is getting their butt kicked.

Oh and now this means we have Friday completely free to do whatever our hearts desire. I’m sure sleeping in will be the first thing on the list.