The automotive electrical mechanic came over today and was able to determine that one of the primary fuses and relays were not functioning. Within thirty minutes of his arrival, my car was again working. I also had him look into my coolant system fan. He was able to establish the jury-rigged wiring at the coolant fan relay module was done as a quick fix to the real, yet undetermined electrical problem with the coolant fan. By running the relay in parallel with the interface and then connecting a ground directly to the battery, the fan would always be on while the car is running. The previous owner obviously did not wish to spend the time or money to investigate the core of the issue and instead ran this override. Well, not only did that burn out the fan motor (which I already replaced) but the relay itself, which was not designed for continual operation. I have the opportunity to make an appointment to visit this mechanic's actual shop, where he can further diagnose and repair the issue. It is also likely that once the fan issue is properly identified and repaired, my air conditioning system will return to normal operation. Total Cost: $120.91

I have also noticed the front tires were looking a little low, so I decided since I had already had to take off the day from work (and it was now more than half over), I may as well utilise the time off efficiently and headed over to the tire store for an inspection. Three hours later, I drove away with two new front tires, balancing, alignment and an oil change. Total Cost: $282.32

Finally, I think the CD player may have been fried on Friday night because it does not operate at all now, despite the fuses for that system being in perfect order. This royally sucks, but hopefully I will be able to quickly and inexpensively figure out what is going on with it. For a day off from work, I sure managed to spend a lot of money.

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