:hort, hort, chortle, chortle: Your "soon-to-be-reliable" car has been down now for what, about 2 1/2 years? That's kind of like insurance, you pay up front and over a period of time so you don't have to pay as you go. Seems to me you've probably missed out on a lot of fun drive time. For your sake, I hope you don't break something the first week out.