10 miles into the 600-mile drive to visit my sister for Christmas, my car's transmission* went belly up. Fortunately we had a plan B and were still able to celebrate the holidays with family, but the spectre of having to pay for a new transmission loomed. Having to buy a whole new car would have been terrifying indeed.
Cars are prohibitively expensive. It's stupid how much we've forced ourselves to depend on them.
https://www.newsweek.com/americans-can-no-longer-afford-their-cars-1859929
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*the transmission was actually fine. squirrels ate through the wiring harness, because subaru is "so committed to the environment" that they use plant-based insulation on their wires.
@DrTCombs That's beautiful