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Aug 13

Car Troubles…

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Would you join us in pray­ing for our cur­rent car sit­u­a­tion? It has only been two months since the starter and brake pads had to be replaced and on Monday night the trans­mis­sion went out. The cost of a new trans­mis­sion is defin­tely far more than the car is actu­ally worth, so we are in search of a used trans­mis­sion with low mileage, which are appa­rantly dif­fi­cult to find. This still might cost more than the care is worth. We were pray­ing our cur­rent car would last at least through our second child before upgrad­ing to a mini van of some sort…I am con­fi­dent that the Lord will supply all our needs as He has prov­i­den­tally done in the past, but I would appre­ci­ate your prayers!


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15 Responses to “Car Troubles…”

  1. Michele @ Frugal Granola Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    We’re still in this same boat too. We can’t afford to fix our car, so we’ve been hoping to sell it, but that hasn’t worked out yet either.

    Pray­ing! :)
    Michele

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  2. Michele Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Pray­ing for your sit­u­a­tion!

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  3. lylah ledner Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    yes….i’ll pray…..

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  4. Kate Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    I’ve been there! I was out of town years ago, and my trans­mis­sion died on me. And I have a for­eign luxury car.
    A new Trans­mis­sion was run­ning between $7-8,000. I got a refurbed one, and that took WEEKS to get. That was around $2,000. So I know how you feel!

    Since then I vowed to never have a car no older than 5 yrs. Too many has­sles, and the repair bills add up. With the money I spent on my old car…I could have had a new car, and paid for!

    I’d advise against a mini-​van, only because their trans­mis­sions don’t last either. Not to men­tion they aren’t the best on gas.

    IMO go look­ing for a new car. There are cars out there for under $15,000. The monthly pay­ment would be kinda low. But you have to think of the long run. Repair bills!
    A car is an invest­ment, and the money you will save on repairs, can go to the king­dom of God. Don’t limit your­self to just used cars. God wants you to have the best, not second best.

    Go to http://​www.​vehix.com And check out the cars. Just remem­ber the older the car, the gas mileage might not be as good. You want to look for a car w/at least 30 miles to the gallon.

    Pray­ing for you guys…it’s hard!

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  5. Debbie Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    You will def­i­nitely be in our prayers. I don’t really agree with Kate on mini-​vans, I love mine. :) It gets about 26 miles to the gallon and it’s a 1999. It did have one expen­sive repair (about $1500), but that’s all since we’ve had it. It’s def­i­nitely worth it to me to have a vehi­cle that is paid for. :)

    Just hang in there, God will pro­vide. I always tell my kids “God said he would pro­vide all our needs, so if it is not pro­vided, then we must not need it yet. :)”. Pray­ing for your vehi­cle sit­u­a­tion and for a healthy baby and mama!

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  6. Leticia Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    We are just recu­per­at­ing from car trou­bles our­selves.
    My prayers are with you.

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  7. Vanitha Vaidialingam Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Hi I came across your blog when I was search­ing for sites/blogs that were deal­ing with home­mak­ing. I enjoyed read­ing this arti­cle on car trou­bles and sev­eral others on this blog. My prayers to the Lord to tide you over this crisis.

    I have put up a site called the home​mak​er​salmanac.com with the aim of re-​purposing rel­e­vant infor­ma­tion for the home­maker. I have been dream­ing about cre­at­ing such a site all my life! It is a dream come true. Hope you will enjoy the arti­cles I am putting up as much as I enjoyed writ­ing them. Please note the site is still in the making, but please do visit daily to see what I have added to it!

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  8. Anne Bremer Says:
    August 14th, 2008 at 4:58 am

    Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Car trou­bles make you feel so frus­trated and help­less, but God is in con­trol.

    Dear Lord, we pray for a mighty mir­a­cle for this young family. You parted the Red Sea, you cre­ated the earth and raised Jesus from the dead…a car is noth­ing to you. Noth­ing is too dif­fi­cult for you. You will supply all our needs accord­ing to your riches in glory. We pray for a per­fect solu­tion to this car sit­u­a­tion, we leave it in your hands, con­fi­dent in You. In Jesus name, Amen

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  9. Farrah Says:
    August 14th, 2008 at 11:18 am

    Lind­say,
    What is ironic that I posted this morn­ing on our car trou­bles! Our mini­van will cost us more than it is worth. We more than likely fix it, but the worry is that more trou­ble could come later. We are hoping that we will be able to get a Prius later this year, Lord will­ing.
    How about we pray for eachother?!
    God Bless

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  10. Mrs. Jo Says:
    August 14th, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Pray­ing God pro­vides you with a new-​to-​you vehi­cle soon or a way to fix the cur­rent vehi­cle cheaply. Car prob­lems are no fun but it’s great to look back on them and see how amaz­ingly God pro­vided through them.

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  11. Trish Says:
    August 14th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    I’ll pray for your family’s car prob­lems. We’ve had some car prob­lems this year too - it’s no fun, and we are not in the posi­tion to pur­chase a new (or at least a new to us car) right now…But God will always pro­vide!!

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  12. Kristian Says:
    August 15th, 2008 at 6:32 pm

    I may be able to help with info. I am a trans­mis­sion rebuilder and can offer advice if you would like any. Buying used can be scary, but I have had good for­tune with http://​www.​car-​part.com. E-mail me if you have any ques­tions.

    Best wishes,
    Kris­t­ian
    Mesa, Az

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  13. M.I.A in Minnesota Says:
    August 16th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    Well, as you can see with all these replies that you are not alone! Cars are such a nec­es­sary evil! We had a very sim­i­lar prob­lem last fall. God took the prob­lem for us, and in His per­fect way made it all better! After wait­ing on His timing and doing a lot of research, we found that a new mini van was more afford­able than a used one. Our van came with a long and incred­i­ble war­ranty. This way we don’t have to worry about unex­pected costs to fix our car. We can just make the pay­ment. So if you can find a dealer that has that same kind of war­ranty pro­mo­tion, it might be worth a look. God is so faith­ful. He will make what ever it is you need happen…and usu­ally more! Can’t wait to hear how He pro­vides for you! Bless­ings!

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    Sara M. replied on August 27th, 2008:

    Lind­say,

    I know your sit­u­a­tion well. Our van is 8 years old this year. Last year, we put over $3000 into it, a major part of it being the trans­mis­sion. We were trav­el­ing far form home when we dis­cov­ered there being a prob­lem, so by God’s grace we got home safely before we had to have it fixed.

    In response to the com­ment before about mini­vans trans­mis­sions not being good - this par­tic­u­lar garage told me that Chrysler trans­mis­sions were reworked (finally) in the 2008 models (I believe, it could have been 2007 models), so the trans­mis­sions are no longer an issue at 70-90,000 miles. How­ever, if you do have to get an older Chrysler van, make sure the trans­mis­sion has been done already.

    I’ll be pray­ing for you … I don’t know how your sit­u­a­tion has played out, but I (as well as others) would love to hear how it turned out.

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    Kate replied on August 27th, 2008:

    Good to know thanks!!!!! I doubt we’ll get a mini-​van, but for ones who do that’s a good thing to know. Trans­mis­sions are sooooo expen­sive, and i wanted to keep people from foot­ing a bill on those!

    Any update Lind­say? How’s the car?

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