So last weekend our 95 Honda Accord died on us. We had it towed home that night and started talking about what we should do. We decided that it was time to get another car. I called my Birth Grandma who I knew had had a car for sale a few months ago to see if she still had the car. She did. She had offered to just give it to us but I did not feel right about that. I knew that they had put some money into the car to get it running good again. So they offered to trade my shotgun for the car. So that's what we did.
The only thing wrong with the car is it leaks water on the inside. The floor boards are flooded when it's raining or has been raining. So the car stinks, and stinks bad. Well after doing some looking around on the car, sucking up the water with a shop vac and then hosing it down I was able to narrow down the area of where the water was coming in at. So then I turned to the internet and found some more information on that car and that it's a common problem for the Chevy Corsica's. So Pat spent most of the day ripping up the carpet inside the car to get to the water leak. Then we sealed under the windshield where we think the leak is coming from.
Tomorrow will be the big test. We will drive the car in the rain (well hopefully it's raining outside but it's Oregon so probably at some point will rain). If not then we will just hose it down and see if we get any more water inside. At least the carpet is gone so we will see any water coming in a lot faster now.
The car still stinks a little but once the leak is 100% fixed then I will get in there and do a good deep scrub on it and make it smell oh so much better.
This car only has 103K miles on it, the Honda had 213K miles. Pat drives about 110 miles a day round trip for work. Is this car perfect, no. Would I like a nicer, better looking car that smelled good. Sure. But this car is a blessing to us. This car will help us in so many ways in the long run. We are planning on getting a mini van after the first of the year with our tax return with the new baby on the way. This car is helping to pay for that van. We are able to see the Honda and use the money from that to help pay for the van.
