Luckily I just had my oil changed six weeks ago. I'm usually a little over the 3,000 miles when I get it done, but not more than 5,000. My car still has relatively low mileage, under 39,000, so I probably won't have to worry about the timing belt for a while.

I had a good bonus at work this month, which I was going to apply to a new laptop, but maybe I should re-think that automotive class. I hate being caught off-guard and not knowing what's wrong and who to trust because I don't know if it's too expensive or really doesn't need to be worked on.