Jim (aka Jimi) Hendrix Automotive (picture from their Web site above) called today to tell us that it's the water pump - not the engine - that's ailing the car - and that they could fix it today (meaning we could return the rental car today or tomorrow). They called to find out when the timing belt had been fixed last, and Mom helped me find records to show the water pump and timing belt were last fixed three years ago - in December 2005. Fixing all of that will cost $500, instead of $2,000 for finding and installing a re-built engine. Plus renting a car for a day or two will probably cost $100 instead of $250. Now - if we can just raise the $750-1,500 for a lawyer for Vincent (plus making Stephanie's student loan payment for March)!
-- Perry
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