Chrissy hates me!

And I don't know why, I try to take VERY good care of her. . .

My friend decided to take a look at her today. She is still saying "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" and now I can't get her over 65 mph. . .You know what's bad. . . when the most knowledgeable mechanic you know says "I don't what causes that. . ." He said he's not sure where that noise is coming from but he took off the exhaust plate and it seems to be coming from there. He's thinking Catalytic Converter (part of the exhaust system) is clogged. He wants to take it to his mechanic friend and see what he says. Ok that's fine, no problem.

Car comes back from mechanic friend. . . exact quote "tell her to buy a new car." My friend is PISSED. He cannot believe he said that. He asked what he thought the problem was and he said a bearing in the Engine block broke loose. My friend said oh so you saw it. . . well no but that's all we could come up with. Wow...just wow. Then he said well she has a "____" and those are known for engine failure. Ok I dunno WHO he spoke to about that but my car is NOT known for engine failure its actually the opposite. You usually can't get the engine to die. So my friend decided they are stupid and kept messing with it. He raised the idle so it wouldn't kill on me and said take it to Midas and have them check the Cat Converter. *sigh* ok.

Meanwhile I posted the 'symptoms' on Facebook and got a BUNCH of replies. My BFF's fiance said its the cat converter. Her car did that back in the day and he changed it and all was well. I told my mechanic friend and he said hmmmmm definitely need to get it looked at.

Took it to Midas to get it checked. . . on my way there the damn check engine light WENT OFF. Great. Luckily it still had a history of recent codes. They pull Cylinder 3 misfire AND Mass Airflow Sensor. Ok a LONG time ago we discussed just replacing the MAF in my car. The part is $175 + tax and its RIGHT on top. Easily changed with a Phillips screw driver. They quote me $565.00. I started LAUGHING. He said the cat converter is fine. I said are you sure!??! He said yes its the MAF and this is what it costs. I laughed again, thanked him for his time and walked out. My friend said are you kidding me!? That is a rip off!!!

So I am driving away and the Engine light comes back on. . . you B***H!

So with ALL of that I still have no idea what's actually wrong with her and I have a headache and this REALLY sucks! Guess I need to start looking for something new :(