Oh Jen I can sympathize. I would much rather spend $500 on something enjoyable. A couple of weeks ago I was driving to Christiansmommy's. On the way my car sounded *funny.* When my son-in-law came home he said I shouldn't drive it anywhere with the way it was sounding. Long story short, I got it to the Honda dealer near her and had to stay overnight at her house. It was my power steering pump. Apparently my steering could have frozen up on me. As you say, *Someone* was surely watching out for you and me. The funny thing is, right before I left for my trip I was at the drive-in window at the bank. The teller told me something was coming out of my car. I told her it was probably condensation from the air conditioning as that is pretty common. Little did I know....

Price tag for new pump, hoses and labor - $490.