I HATE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS!

Today I am heading to the gym and my car sputters...I make a quick turn around (don't want to end up on the highway just outside my neighborhood) and head not 1/4 mile and my car stalls. Yeah! Right in the middle of a school zone! I call Shane and he kindly tells me to pump the gas...like I haven't been doing that! so I wasn't very nice talking to him at that point...I get off the phone and call roadside. As I'm doing this, the crossing guard comes over and wants to know what's going on. I felt like saying "Just decided to take a break from life, right here in the middle of the road with my kid in the back. You got a problem?" but I tell him my car stalled. He's like, well you're not in a good spot...DUH!! Yet again, wanted to ask if he had super human strength and could push my car out of the way. But just told him I was calling a tow truck right then.

Long story short, Shane shows up and gets it started to drive it home, tow truck comes to take it to the shop...now we're waiting on the bill...

Got the bill...

$850! Can you believe it?! Apparently I have the one model year that GMC decided to try out a new gas tank system. After 1 year they decided it wasn't a good design. Long and the short of it: My fuel pump costs more than any other..I did get a second opinion and everyone said that this is the right cost. Looking on the bright side...at 175,000 mile on the car it's the first time we've had to replace it. A blessing considering that everyone we talked to with this model/year has had it done 2-3 times with less miles. I guess there's something to be said about driving on flat surfaces for a majority of the life of the car and keeping the oil changed! Oh well, it's only money. Can't take it when I die!! :)