amo_mea_filiis. Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) Updated in post 7. Not a diner i want to be at, but the closest place to wait for my father to pick us up. We left at 8:00 to go to my father's house. My car died on the palisades parkway. We're stuck in Clarkstown NY. Car was towed somewhere, police dropped us off at this diner. Edited July 26, 2012 by amo_mea_filiis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I'm sorry. I hope you get picked up soon - by your dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 How awful! Hope they have good coffee and that your ride gets their quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 I let the kids have a soda, corn syrup, food dye and all! Lol. My father got us, paid for our sodas and we went to the body shop (nearest tow was from a body shop) to get some things, then to the shop thats fixing it. It is fixable. The a/c compressor seized and the "guts" were coming out and smOking. Since its a serpentine (sp?) belt, it screwed with everything. Had i continued driving, it would have basically exploded and destroyed a lot of stuff under the hood. They're going to bypass the compressor and put on a new belt. No a/c. :( But i still have a car. I'm going to borrow my father's work van until mine is done. The problem with the van is it only 2 seats. I have to find and bolt a seat down, or i have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I'm so sorry about your car, but am relieved that you and the kids are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3browneyedboys4me Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Car is done. Not sure when I can go pick it up. We stayed at my father's last night instead of driving his work van home so late. The van- very, very far from ideal, but I got a harnessed car seat for ds and strapped it between the 2 seats. We left at 5 this morning to make it to dd's allergy appointment. I'm tired, a bit upset that I no longer have a/c in the car, but am glad everything went as smoothly as possible. I'm very glad I pulled over when I did. Had I continued, the repairs would not have been doable. The repair isn't that much in the repair world. This is one of the last few repairs in the car. It has over 200,000 miles and is leaking oil from all possible places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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