I walked out to my car this morning to go to work to discover yet more evidence that my car’s warranty has expired. As some of you know, I had to grapple with a $700 bill for brake and rotor replacement a few months ago – and now this morning I was presented with a slightly more humorous physical representation of planned obsolescence.
My left rear reflector bumper light had fallen out. There was no damage at all to the bumper – so I ruled out vandalism – and the light was not in the garage – so I can only assume it popped off when I went over some pothole or another some time recently. I ordered the $20 replacement part (seems like a stretch for a piece of cheap red plastic…) this morning. It looks like it is meant to just pop in place (and just as easily pop out apparently), so I hope I can install it myself.
What is wrong with this picture?
There should be a strip of red reflective plastic here…..
At least you don’t have to keep track of the number of deer you have hit. How about $90 for a “floor mat” or $60 for a “locking” lug nut? I guess that makes $1500 for heated leather trim seats seem reasonable.
no deer… but you do remember what looked like a lobster cage that I hit about two years ago…? The craziest things turn up on Los Angeles freeways. There needs to be a mandatory course on how to tie things down for anyone registering an SUV at the DMV out here….