Sitting here at Greenbriar Toyota in Chesapeake where I took the car this morning for its Inspection. $445.00. That's what this inspection is costing me. I knew about the wipers getting kind of ragged, but I wasn't aware of the frayed belt or worn brake pads. And that price doesn't include the four new tires and new battery they said it needs. I knew the battery had some issues, but I thought the tires looked pretty good. I'll probably buy the tires from here later, but I'll get the battery smewhere else. Damn it all! I just made the last payment on this thing, and $445 is $25 more than what my payments were. Oh well, I guess I should be glad that there's nothing major wrong with the beast, but that's $445 further from retirement. Sheesh, a poor man just can't win.
