A rare occurrence indeed.

[vakkotaur]

It's very unusual for me to take the car to the mechanic for something other than an oil change. But I did today.

I finally had enough with the slow leak of one tire and took the car to a local mechanic who does tire repair. He said it was a very slow leak and he had to look a while to find the problem. But find it he did. Removed a nail, plugged the hole, and that was that.

And since the car was there and I thought I'd heard some noises on a hard turn I asked him to check out the CV joints so if there was a problem it could be taken care of before it got bad/worse. Everything checked out good, and test driving didn't reveal any noises on hard turns.

The best part of all this is that it cost a mere $12. And now I feel much better about things. There's still a few thousand miles worth of tread on the tires and the Corolla is living up to its reputation for being a long lasting, reliable car.

Comments

[ginafae.livejournal.com]

Corolla's are incredible cars. I *love* them. I am envious of your ability to own one. *grin* For myself, I had to go for the similar-bodied, but much cheaper and less reliable Ford Escort. *sigh*

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

My previous vehicle was, of necessity, a very used 1987 Hyundai Excel. Which I drove far too far too many times.