Road Trip!

I took a quick trip up to Chattanooga, leaving on Friday, returning on Saturday. The Caddy drove great the whole time, doing about 70-75 mph on the 250 mile round-trip.

No pictures, though, it was such a quick trip I didn't feel like taking a camera... The Eldorado got about 12 mpg. That's a little less than I was hoping for - I'd be ecstatic if I got 15 mpg.

It was a sunny & hot drive both ways, but I applied sunscreen regularly so I didn't get burned (at least not sunburned, maybe a little wind-burned).

Anyway, I stopped for gas about 20 miles from home and the darn car wouldn't start after I got done filling it up! Sounds like the starter to me.

Called AAA and they gave me a tow home. I tried to take some photos with my cellphone, but that piece of junk wouldn't save the pictures. (Don't get me started on my pos phone - it sucks and I'm surprised the battery didn't give out when I was calling AAA even though it claimed to have a full charge...) The driver was a real nice guy and gently dropped the car in front of the house.

Looks like a new starter will be about $40-50. Gotta look at the service manual to see how hard it will be to put in.

And, while the Caddy did die on me, it didn't die in Chattanooga or on the highway. I read a book in the shade while waiting on the tow. So, I'm not at all upset or disappointed with the car. We had a great time and got lots of looks and compliments on the trip.