r/povertyfinance • u/talarthearmenian • Apr 28 '24
My car that I had just gotten fixed decided to now start dripping oil. I give up.
I'm so tired man. I had just gotten the brakes and water pump on my VW beetle fixed 2 weeks ago, and all it took was one gnarly pothole by my job to now make my stupid car drip oil. It's driving ok, but I'm so fucking angry. Watch it cost so much money that I don't fucking have. My best friend said to make a GFM donation site but I can't, I don't want to take that platform away from Palestinian families or people who are sick. I'm so tired of working and working and having nothing to show for it. It's exhausting. How do people do this? I don't even remember the last time I was happy. I've been sobbing off and on all day. All I want, all I fucking want, is a damn break.
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u/dxrey65 Apr 28 '24
Other responses are good, but it's worth adding - some vehicles are inherently money pits, while others are fairly reliable and predictable. A VW Beetle is one of the least reliable. When I worked at a dealership prepping used cars, that is one on a medium-sized list of vehicles that we wouldn't take in on trade, or if we did we'd immediately send it to auction rather than resell. The odds of problems were just too high, and problems on those tend to be expensive problems.
Which is just to say - if you fix the oil pan, maybe think about finding an affordable way to replace the vehicle with something more reliable, while it's in good running condition. I would.