What a weekend. I hit 70k in my Escort not too long ago and being the responsible me, I took the POS in for the regular maintenance. $Cha-ching$ TCO goes up another $230. In addition to all of the standard stuff they do at 70k, I needed the engine decarboned, a new drive belt, and my brakes looked at.
Current total: $1515
And not 10 minutes after driving off the lot, the ghost of Henry Ford popped up again to torment me. The damn engine light came on AGAIN. I'm 99% sure it is the %$@#% IAC valve that I've had replaced several times acting up again. Funny thing is, looking through referrer logs for LAB-Y, I get a lot of hits from people for info on Escorts with IAC valve problems. What the hell was Ford thinking?
So it's another trip to the dealership soon. At least I can hold out, as it won't cause me noticeable problems. Hopefully, it will still be under warranty, like last time. Replacing it then didn't cost me a dime (not even for the diagnosis).