Remember my thrifty tip post about being happy with what you have? Well I have a sad update for you all. My dear old van died yesterday along the road in the middle of nowhere on our family vacation. Nothing like having 4 kids by the side of the road at 8:00pm! But you know we still are trying to make the best of it, the kids thought it was an adventure. The transmission went out and it is just not worth it to fix it.
Let us all take a moment of silence for this dear old van.
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Food is my love language. But so is saving money. So I like to combine the two a lot and make thrifty make ahead and freeze meals to save time. Because life is busy, and freezer meals can come to the rescue for all of us. And yes, they actually CAN taste good. Read more...
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Karrie says
Update: We were able to find a vehicle to purchase here on vacation – yeay!! It did feel really rushed, but you gotta do what you gotta do right? We needed a car to get home in. I ended up with a used 2005 GMC Yukon, and already I am feeling so spoiled. All the doors and windows work! 🙂
Chris says
I had a fuel pump go out while returning from an out-of-town vacation many years ago. As I recall, that unplanned event ended up with a total cost of about what the rest of the week had cost — and it was not nearly as fun. It can get expensive fast when your options are few.
liz says
RIP…does this mean you can open your door now?
Rachael says
so sorry that happened to you! but your outlook on it made me giggle!….thanks…that made me think about how i would have responded…i dont think i would have been as positive as you! and well…..it just makes me think i need to work on that! 🙂 thanks!
Barb says
ahhhh sooo sorry!!!.it was hot yesterday too!!!
Hannah says
Oh dear! Sorry to hear that! Hope you can find a good replacement.
We had a vehicle develop severe problems on vacation so we got a different one on Craigslist, left the old one (and it’s paperwork, which we signed so it was ready to sell) with relatives who were able to get it sold for us a few weeks later Then the new one ended up breaking down on our way home..it was fixable but added an extra 2 days to our trip! It was kind of a fiasco…I mean, adventure!
Karrie says
Our van went to the local junk yard – I cant believe your new one broke down! (seriously putting my hands over my eyes here saying…I’m not reading this…) I really hope my new suv runs well and gets me home!
Angela Andersen says
Our condolences on your loss. 🙂
lisa c says
I am soooo sorry. It is a horrible feeling when a vehicle breaks down. I wish I was a mechanic. I hope you guys can find a new affordable form of transportation. Good Luck!!!
Charlene F says
I have loved our MPV very well…very well. It has seen better days for sure. With 3 kids, I can only imagine what’s going on in the 3rd row. lol On the bright side, you get a new van!!! Eh…and the headache of finding such new love. =) I’ll be in your shoes someday soon, I’m sure.
Karrie says
Yeah those MPV’s last a long time – mine had almost 190k miles on it so something like this was prob due to happen…