pamelonian

The spring assembly on my Honda never failed on me or caused an accident. That was reason enough to feel lucky. After waiting in the automobile service department for 2 hours, the mechanic came out and asked me, "Have you noticed your car smells like fuel?" As a matter of fact, I had, but I thought it was because I had driven through some fuely gunk in a mechanic's parking lot I used for a turnaround once.

I had a "massive leak" in my fuel line. I had noticed a drop in fuel economy, but I attributed that to winter driving conditions. I was lucky, he told me, that the car never caught on fire!

He had to order the replacement hose and won't have it until tomorrow. I had no one to drive me home, so they set me up with a rental car. It's a Ford Taurus and it is HUGE, at least compared to a Honda Fit. I don't want to drive it anywhere because it is an oversized gas-guzzler and has the poorest sight lines I have ever experienced inside a car. The seat, however is very comfortable and adjusts in every direction possible. I also enjoyed playing with the satellite radio. Other than that, I can't wait to be rid of this thing and have my own car back.