Annoying car stuff

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So, we haven't had heat in the car for a while; last night my father took a look at it (my parents had tendyl and my cousin Michael who has a livejournal which I forget what it is because he doesn't use it, and my friend since I was in fourth grade Aaron over for dinner), and he noted (correctly) that the water pump was busted and would need to be replaced. And that this was actually important to fix, because otherwise, our car's engine would melt itself when the weather got above freezing.

In making his diagnosis, Dad put more antifreeze in the system, and accidentally spilled some. When the shop called us this morning, they identified the following problems:

1. The water pump is busted: about $250
   
2. The left front wheel rim is bent again from hitting another pothole: about $65
   
3. Someone spilled enough antifreeze on the serpentine belt to damage it, necessitating its replacement: $115
   
4. Someone put the wrong kind of antifreeze in the system, and the two kinds are not miscible, and actually manage to form a sort of gel when they're poured together, so that the system needs to be flushed and refilledtwice: $180
   
   I knew about the water pump, and the tire, and I was expecting somewhere around $300. The extra $300 for Dad's help is . . . annoying. Especially since the serpentine belt is brand new. . .