My little motorcar
My car hates me.

So, I took it in this morning because of the stalling problem. I got a call from the service center that it was a problem with the map sector, and they would have to replace it. We're talking $258. I sucked it up and said ok.

Now I just got another call. When they were taking off the part, two bolts snapped and fell into the engine block. They're going to have to open up the engine block and get those bolts out. Apparently, they're going to have to replace some sort of gasket or something-or-other because they're opening up the engine block. All told, this is adding another $200 to the price. So now I'm up to at least $450. They said it wasn't their fault that the bolts snapped, because they were weak and the mechanic was turning them with his hand, so no excessive force was used.

This really sucks. Really. The car is 8 years old, and has only one other big repair, so I guess that I can't really complain. But I'm still sad.

update:They just called again. It came to only $405. I use "only" here in a very broad sense.