A bit of background: my "airbag malfunction light" came on yesterday morning. I dropped it off at the dealership today and picked up a 2008 VW Beetle (yuck yuck yuck yuck ew) rental. I figured I'd have my car back by the end of the day, it would be a sensor error or something easy like that, as my baby Jetta is only a 2007 model. Ok, and say what you want about daddy's little girl driving her princess car, I worked hard to pay for that shit myself, so don't judge 
Because I am an adult who can deal with her problems, I got my car in today and secured a rental. Worst case scenario I figure I will have to leave my baby overnight.
Because I am a rational adult I am trying to be calm and accepting of this all, but when things start to slip beyond my control (i.e. some degree of uncertainty in my life) I tend to become a worrier until I've fixed my problem.
This is happening now. I just got a call from the car dealership saying that a part of my airbag system has worn out. They do not have the part in stock. The part takes 7-10 days to get in. I will not have my car back for 7-10 days. I have to drive a (%*^$@%&(^ new VW Beetle for 7-10 days (at least it has a sunroof and nice stereo). Yuck. So I've taken care of the problem, it is being fixed and my car is getting a FULL checkup, as I refuse to take ANY risks with this little situation popping up. I've done all I can.
But I'm freaking out. Why is a car that is less that 2 years old, that has never had an accident, having airbag problems? Thank the almighty powers that be that I don't have to pay for any of this, but still...
It gives me the feeling that I never should have bought a new car. I've had 3 things go wrong in less than 2 years, and this has been the only one covered. So had I bought an older, used vehicle, I would've had other issues, I'm sure, but I probably would be saving a shit ton on payments and insurance, and could've afforded such repairs. Another thing that bothers me, is that with such a new car with a computer brain, and airbags, and other complicated things, I cannot simply take the car to my dad and his mechanic buddy and say "hey, can we fix this?". No. It is wayyyyyyy more complicated than that.
Things like this make me feel very alone in this big city. My family is not close enough to help, I don't have a significant other to help me deal with this, and yadda yadda yadda. I just would've liked some help with making these decisions, as I'm not always super good at dealing with people like mechanics.
Anyway. I am going to suck it up and be an adult, but this is silly and I wish I had a better support network here-you know, something like the "community" sense I had back home.
Because I am an adult who can deal with her problems, I got my car in today and secured a rental. Worst case scenario I figure I will have to leave my baby overnight.
Because I am a rational adult I am trying to be calm and accepting of this all, but when things start to slip beyond my control (i.e. some degree of uncertainty in my life) I tend to become a worrier until I've fixed my problem.
This is happening now. I just got a call from the car dealership saying that a part of my airbag system has worn out. They do not have the part in stock. The part takes 7-10 days to get in. I will not have my car back for 7-10 days. I have to drive a (%*^$@%&(^ new VW Beetle for 7-10 days (at least it has a sunroof and nice stereo). Yuck. So I've taken care of the problem, it is being fixed and my car is getting a FULL checkup, as I refuse to take ANY risks with this little situation popping up. I've done all I can.
But I'm freaking out. Why is a car that is less that 2 years old, that has never had an accident, having airbag problems? Thank the almighty powers that be that I don't have to pay for any of this, but still...
It gives me the feeling that I never should have bought a new car. I've had 3 things go wrong in less than 2 years, and this has been the only one covered. So had I bought an older, used vehicle, I would've had other issues, I'm sure, but I probably would be saving a shit ton on payments and insurance, and could've afforded such repairs. Another thing that bothers me, is that with such a new car with a computer brain, and airbags, and other complicated things, I cannot simply take the car to my dad and his mechanic buddy and say "hey, can we fix this?". No. It is wayyyyyyy more complicated than that.
Things like this make me feel very alone in this big city. My family is not close enough to help, I don't have a significant other to help me deal with this, and yadda yadda yadda. I just would've liked some help with making these decisions, as I'm not always super good at dealing with people like mechanics.
Anyway. I am going to suck it up and be an adult, but this is silly and I wish I had a better support network here-you know, something like the "community" sense I had back home.
And here's an odd story, my car's speed meter fucked up today real bad while i was on the road. And it's only 2 years old too. Scary huh.
I hope things get better for you.