I had shocking and rather horrid news about Ye Olde Motor Car - much more work involved than previously thought - the good news is the transmission and engine are in excellent shape still, after ten years. The bad news is there are three oil leaks, belts that need replacing, tires that need replacing, starter things that need replacing, wheel things that need replacing, and the tab for it is worse than I could have possibly imagined - as he was tallying up the prices I just said in a rather annoyed tone, "I should just buy a new car." However, it's a catch 22 since I couldn't trade mine in in its current condition and get anything decent. I did ask if I did the work if I'd get at least another two years out of the car, and he said yes. And I've been so lucky with this car and have spent relatively little on its upkeep over the last ten years, that if you amortize what this is costing it's not quite so painful. What's painful is that I can't amortize - I have to pay it all at once and when I tell you it's HUGE I mean HUGE.