Seems like all of a sudden I've had a whole boatload of stuff come up, one after another, since I got my car out of storage this spring.

Initially it was running rough and misfiring while idle. Had that fixed at a cost of $900. Also was told the valve seals had to be replaced, but couldn't afford to have them done.

And the brakes make a squeaking noise.

Then the heater core blew up. Initially leaked coolant into the driver's side of the car, now it just smells like coolant and fogs up the windshield unless I drive with the windows down.

Then the engine light went on again- code 32, so the EGR valves. That was a 2-second fix though and is apparently not a problem anymore.

And about a week ago it refused to keep running unless I fed it gas immediately after I started it, and it's giving off code 33 now.

Then there's the small cosmetic issues, a loose doorframe on the driver's side, the crack in the dash, those few things...

My dad's a mechanic at least, so as soon as he's got some free time we're going to fix it all up, but I can't even get my crappy truck right now 'cause it's out at his place- I can't afford the gas to go get it and he's too busy moving his new house in to pick me up for it.

Frustrating :/

I'm wondering right now- is it safe to be driving it with all of these problems cropping up?

 

sounds pretty tyical of a car that sat for a few years. espically at the age of yours. Just get them fixed when you can and hope for the best. More will likely surface later so youll need to fix them too

 

Christ, that apostrophe thing is getting annoying >.>

As long as it's nothing critical- the car has gotta be my daily driver at least until the end of the month when I'll be able to bring my truck home from my dad's.