At one time, I used DePaula Chevrolet for all my car maintenance, going all the way back to the 1991 Pontiac 6000 that I took away from my Grandma Betty so that she wouldn’t test the theory of a 92-year-old woman driving with cataracts and a valid Massachusetts driver’s license. And for the most part,…
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I’m done after 47 months.
After yesterday’s failed lunar eclipse photo shoot, I went home and slept. Well, went home, wrote a blog post and then zonked out. This morning, I checked my bank account and my wallet. I have enough. I really have enough. I can do this. This morning, I’m making the final payment on Lightning’s Girl. By…
Read MoreTwo years early??
In March 2022, I purchased my current car, a 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”). I most likely overpaid for some services from the dealership, but the car has stayed loyal and true to me for the past four years. I entered into a six-year financing contract. But you know me. I can’t just pay…
Read More58 miles on Lightning’s Girl
There are ten types of people in this world. Those who understand binary numbers, and those who don’t. Okay, that’s an old math joke. But it works in this context. Because yesterday – after running some errands, and driving home … I noticed something on my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier’s instrument panel. And if I…
Read MoreThe Warning Beep from Lightning’s Girl
Last week, while out on a photo trip, I stopped by a roadside pumpkin patch and purchased some pumpkins. One for me, one for my girlfriend, one for my girlfriend’s mother. Because I’m that kind of guy. I put the pumpkins in the back trunk of my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”), and drove…
Read MoreAll I need now is a blue button-down shirt with an embroidered “CHUCK” patch.
Last week, I grew a pair of big brass ones and changed the cabin filter on my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”). Took about 15 minutes, and saved myself a bit of cash. Now I want to try another swap-out – this time, replacing the engine air filter. Now since this car is a…
Read MoreChuck attempts his own car maintenance. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Last Friday, I took my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) to the dealership for an oil change and a tire rotation. All went well. Afterward, the parts desk suggested I return in about a month for a cabin filter replacement and an engine air filter replacement. “How much will that cost me?” I asked.…
Read MoreEverybody wants Lightning’s Girl
I mentioned before about how my local car dealership was hitting me with “buy a new car and we’ll lock in pre-tariff pricing.” Well, now the tactic has changed. I’m now getting messages from not only my local car dealership, but from ANY car dealership whose paths and i have previously crossed – and, one…
Read MoreLightning’s Girl is still street legal
In New York State, the Department of Motor Vehicles will “kindly” send you an alert that your car either needs its yearly inspection sticker, or that your car needs its biannual registration. Yesterday, I took care of renewing my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier’s inspection. $21 later, Lightning’s Girl had a fresh new sticker on the…
Read More$100 Grand for 100,000
Last Sunday, during my travels, I purchased a candy bar at a local gas station. Nothing major, just a candy bar. Well, by the end of the day, that candy bar factored in a milestone. Let me explain. The candy bar was a $100 Grand bar, which was once known as the $100,000 bar. And…
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