Car Trouble in Durango!

This is the first episode of trouble and required a new coolant system and timing belt kit (all installed by the awesome crew at Animus Automotive, they were the best mechanics I've ever had and I'd certainly recommend them if you're in the Durango area).

We left Durango for Boulder, but didn't quite make it to the top of the first pass (of three total) before the coolant pump quit and the coolant overheated and came spewing out of an emergency release valve in a steamy cloud. I let the car cool back down for about 40 minutes and then, I kid you not, coasted the car almost all the way back to Durango, it was a good 40 miles down that mountain. When we hit Durango things flattened out and I had to press on the gas. The car almost overheated again and started beeping just as I pulled it into a parking spot downtown, SCORE!

We ended up getting an SUV for a bit over $20 a day while the car was being worked on, not bad. There's so much to do in the Durango area that even though we stayed several days longer than planned we couldn't do everything we wanted to!