Ok, so I am a huge fan of Mazdas. The 1997 Protege that I have right now is my third Mazda. And, I am always bragging on the gas mileage (31 mpg) and that it never needs anything except basic maintenance.
Memorial Day weekend, the AC quit working. We assumed that it just needed charged. Nope, the compressor went out. So, I cussed, but decided it could wait a while to be fixed since my sister-in-law has my Blazer.
Well, this morning I heard an awful squeal coming from one of my belts and then it popped. Oh yeah. The serpentine belt broke. Luckily, I have a two belt system in my car, so I could still drive it. But, that meant no power steering either. I had forgotten what it was like to drive without power steering. The last car I had like that was the Miata and it was so small that you didn't need power steering.
I managed to get it over to the mechanic's and get in to work on time.
My sister-in-law brought my Blazer in and dropped it off.
But, I am sad that I'm finally having to fix something on the Mazda. I had planned on replacing the belt this fall.
Oh well. I should have the Mazda back by next Tuesday. Until then, I'll be driving the gas-guzzling monster of a Blazer.
It's a good thing I'm not a tree-hugger. Maybe I should start running them over with the Blazer?
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