Kia Update

Well, we got our Kia back yesterday like 30 minutes before Mark had to leave for work, so he got to test drive it to work. Everything seems to be fixed (hallelujah!) although it ended up costing quite a bit more than we'd expected...oh well, if it doesn't need work for a long time then it'll be worth it.

Mark went to 2nd shift on Monday (the beginning of this week) so I drove him to work, where he was like 1 1/2 hours early, and then I went to work. I get off earlier than him, so when it was time to pick him up, I was a little bit early. It worked out, but I'm so glad we have both vehicles back. It probably wouldn't have been so bad if I didn't have a job, but with both of us having jobs and having to be to different places at the same time doesn't work well with one vehicle.

We got a digital converter thing for our TV (since we don 't have cable or satellite) that is supposed to be done before February 2009. (The government gives you up to 2 coupons for $40 off, each coupon...so we went and got 2 converters. They were $10.63 each, which isn't bad. I unplugged it yesterday cause it was messing up the show I was watching. So much for that. Hopefully by the time everything is digital it isn't messing up any more. I read reviews on some of the converters and thought we chose some pretty good ones...maybe I got a faulty one or something?

Anyone who hasn't heard about this, you can request the coupons online...Go to this website for more details: https://www.ntiadtv.gov/home.cfm You can also request the coupons from there...that's how I requested mine. It did take them like 2 months to send them, so if you want to have the converter before time runs out, apply for them asap. (At least it took them like 2 months to send it to me.) When they mail you the coupons they also send you a list of which boxes are compatible with the coupons and a list of retailers near you that accept the coupons.

Vehicle troubles are terrible.

We took our Kia to the shop yesterday so they could fix the thing that makes the car decide if it should stay in 2 wheel drive or 4 wheel drive. The shop called us yesterday and told us they don't think that's the problem, but they can't find it. They have to tear the entire thing apart to try and find the problem, and then let us know from there what the problem is, the price, and how long it will take to fix it. Also, most places don't sell Kia parts, so they have to go directly to the Kia dealership for parts (which means they will most likely cost more.)

They were supposed to get back to us today about what they find, but we haven't heard anything yet. I can hardly wait until we have 2 vehicles again. It's extremely hard to work out of one vehicle, especially when our schedules are so different.