I'm Bummed

When our car was converted the guy at GoodOil told us to change the fuel filter between 1,000-2,000 miles so last week Craig called the garage leaving a voice mail stating that we had driven in excess of 1,000 miles and needed purchase a filter or schedule an appointment to have a new filter installed. We never heard back from GoodOil and failed to follow up with a second phone call. Today as we're driving back from Bowling Green, where we picked up our niece Lisa, the car starts to loose power which causes Craig to switch over to the diesel tank for the remainder of the trip. Now the good news is that our car has two tanks, or as he says "suspenders and a belt", for just these types of situations but I'm so used to driving for free that I'm bummed when we start consuming diesel fuel. Granted we only drove on diesel for a little over an hour but it meant that we had to stop at a gas station and pay money to fill up the tank. Yuck!

After stopping by GoodOil we learned that our contact person is on vacation until August (no wonder he didn't return Craig's call) but the other employees were kind enough to direct us to a nearby auto parts store where we purchased the necessary fuel filter. When we returned home Craig went to work on the car while I drove Lisa to a nearby mall, in our Galant, to purchase clothes for church in the morning. Tonight was the first time either of us has driven the Galant since we picked up our converted car in June. I am entertaining the idea of reducing our vehicles to the grease mobile and scooter but want to see how we manage our transportation needs during the winter with colder temperatures and snow.