I knew something would come up. You're a good person, and what goes around comes around. And it really is wonderful of your friends to offer you cars to use in your time of need.

I agree, your best bet for the long term would be to find a transmission in a junkyard, and get a mechanic to install it for you. Most good mechanics that I know of will install junkyard stuff, no problem, and I'd be surprised if it wasn't the same there.

Don't give up. You can do this.

The loaner car from postrophe has really given me the hope that maybe I can scrape the money for the transmission.

I really love that stupid useless car...

postrophe has given you hope, and really, what better gift can a friend give? He is a good friend to you.

You'll find a way. Maybe the car can be fixed, maybe it can't. But if it can't you'll have to accept that. Good luck!

postrophe has given you hope, and really, what better gift can a friend give? He is a good friend to you.

Yeah, and I don't thank him enough. I need to make a Postrophe Rocks post.

It SOUNDS like they'll install a cheapie refurb transmission if I can find one. And dad and mom both seem willing to lend me money if I want to go deeper into debt. I suppose in for a penny, in for a pound. I'd hate to be paying off 2,600 on a car I can't use, I suppose it may as well be 3,600 or whatever. The main problems now seem to be A: finding a cheap transmission and B: storing the car until I can get one without paying storage fees.

Your earlier reply to my comment about Pierce auto shop said "...They do have that, but they keep the cars for like 6 months."
Problem B solved.
And remember: If you return Mom's car to me quickly, it'll just sit here for the next six months.
(Just a suggestion...)

Yeah, but we had to move my car or be charged storage fees, so it's at a place that rebuilds transmissions. They expect it done about Wednesday. Mom is letting me borrow more money.

Hey, if it works out...
(Now I gotta figure out what to do with it on thursday..)

Well, this assumes A: they finish it by Wednesday B: Mom gets money to me by Wednesday C: My stimulus check arrives by Wednesday. Otherwise it gets weird and complicated.

BTW, I agreed to take it for the inspection, I mean to stick by that.

Did you see the noise warning #II in the other post??

Okay, I gotta get my ass in gear & find an auto-club inspection place near youall.

I was lucky in that I just happened to have highspeed access the other day.. Yes I saw it...
..thank you for the thank you!

Oh, good! I was beginning to think NO ONE saw it! But mainly, yeah, you had to see it ^_^