KSP Cars and Others.

I remember when I had my first car, a Ford Brenda, and my father told me that owning a car is like having a family.  It is expensive maintaining one. 

After the Ford Brenda, I drove a Beetle.  

And I discovered through the years that I've owned car/s that my father was indeed correct.  Owning and maintaining a car is quite expensive.

Travelling at opposite ends of Manila - Quezon City, Makati, Manila, Paranaque, Pasig, Sta. Ana - is hazardous to one's pocket.  Gasoline is costly.  My full tank costs me at least 2,500 pesos and it lasts two days.  In Toronto, my full tank costs me at least $40-60 CDN.

Then there's the oil change, and other maintenance costs - coolants, brake fluid, transmission fluid, wheel alignment and balance, and batteries.

I have sharp ears when it comes to noise coming from inside and outside of my car - I hear everything.

Then I would think about it. And thinking leads to action and leads to expense.

Like today, I had a wheel alignment done, coolants bought, minor repair.  Plus car wash, and other accessories bought. 

A child seeking attention and compensation from lack of parental attention would have asked for toys - dolls, Playstation, etc.   A car prompts an owner into action without the machine asking for attention. 

I hear the phrase KSP all the time and when I asked what it meant, I was told Kulang sa pansin. 

A car which is kulang sa pansin will bring misery to its owner in the long run.  Which reminds me how I oftentimes suffer from KSP, too. 

Mercy!