Cars can be costly, there always seems to be something happening. It's the unexpected things that hurt the wallet the most though.
I keep an envelope of cash (I prefer to work in cash)for servicing and maintenance of my vehicles so I'm never left having to search for the money but this latest fix was not factored into the budget because things like this just don't break usually. Anyway, like with your repairs, it got fixed and all is good...except my wallet. Lol.
Better our wallets suffer than our heads 🙂
You're back from the wilderness, I'm back from a trip...
I know a saying: "It's not expensive (it's not a problem) everything that money can buy"