When I got home, I had some fixit work to do. So I had to get tools from the garage, and saw a spotty puddle that would normally be concealed by the car. It was right under where the loudest noises were coming from.
Might be more than an alternator.
Hope it’s not too bad, because I was surprised when my insurance company repaired my badly hail damaged car instead of replacing it late last year, and since then, it’s decided to show its age. Both front seats and the spcenter console developed rips in the leather. The headliner is coming down. The front dome lights only come on when you manually push the buttons.
But this is the first actual breakdown the car has had, so I’m not complaining too loudly. I mean, it’s a paid-for 11-12 year old car, and this is its first actual breakdown.
And even though I’m experiencing some cash flow issues, I have a free day’s car rental through AAA, and should be able to extend that with my insurance coverage.
The disaster would be if my car is well and truly deceased, because then I would have to take on a new car note...probably without much of a downpayment. But I’m pretty confident that’s extremely unlikely.