I forgot to mention that I got a call after all that was done. It was my neighbor down the hill, the one who works on Mercedes turning them into vegetable oil burners. He had been driving out earlier and saw my car sitting by the road. He called to ask if I was all right and did I want him to tow it home.

I explained that we'd fixed the car and all was well but I thanked him for thinking of me. Nice guy.

He has taken an old Mercedes and turned it into a tow truck. He cut away most of the body and welded in a roll cage. He built a lift apparatus for the back. It will only hold two people. It looks like a cross between a dune buggy and a Mercedes. It looks ugly but I guess it works pretty good.