Car issue update

In one of my 1st blogs, I stated where the oil pump was out of my mom's car. I bought it for mom and dad because they couldn't afford it. Well dad got it put in, but that wasn't the fix for it. The old pump did turn out to be bad, but the car needs a new engine. The old pump must have been going bad for a while and led to too much internal damage while it was going out.

Dad located 2 engines, one for $400 and another for $500. They don't have the money for either, and dad and I don't have everything to change motors even if they did have the money. I don't have the extra for it either, or I would buy it for them in a heartbeat if I did, and pay to have it put in. If it was tax time I would use my refund for it, but that's 3 months minimum away before I'd be able.

Dad has a plan though. The engine for $500 he is going to try and work out some sort of deal with the guy who has it. The guy has a repair shop, so dad is going to try and trade his Camaro to the guy for the engine and having the guy put the engine in, only if the guy will guarantee the engine is in good running order and will agree to it.

The Camaro is an '89 and in good shape and runs good, it just could use a paint job. It is the 80's IROC Camaro body style with a fiberglass cowl induction hood. He bought it 5 or 6 years ago for next to nothing because a guy needed money. Dad doesn't drive it that much, and has tried to sell it for awhile for the extra money, but has listed the selling price for more than I think it's worth cause I don't think he really wants to sell it. It's worth more than that $500 motor and putting that motor in mom's car though.

Mom and dad have 2 other vehicles that are reliable enough for the driving around town they mostly do, but I wouldn't trust them for a long trip. Most of dad's doctor appointments are out of town since he goes thru the Veteran's (he was a Marine) for healthcare. If not for the Vet's dad probably would be around since he cannot work and they don't have squat for healthcare or money. So, they need to get mom's care up and running as soon as they can.

I'm going to keep seeing what I can do about it. I'm going to try and get as much overtime at work as I can to try to save up for it. If they can hold off till tax time, I'll just use my tax return money for it, instead of using that money to get my dental work I've been wanting to get done. I've been pondering different scenarios looking for a way to get this done for them. I'm going to start tomorrow at work to try and get overtime, and go from there. I'll figure something out one way or another, in my eyes I have to.