Sorry about your car Gayle!
I'm sure my car is going to die soon. It sounds terrible! The little peice that holds up the muffler is missing, so it rattles really badly. We've tried holding it up with different things but they always break. It sounds the worst when it's cold! Just before Christmas, a coworker was leaving and came back to tell the ladies at the front desk to let me know something might be wrong with my car. So someone came back to say "Kim is worried something is wrong with your car, it sounds funny so you might want to go have a look" It was embarassing to say "Nope, it just sounds like that all the time" lol.
The engine light has been on for a couple of years. Scott's dad hooked it to his computer in the garage and found out there's a fan that's not turning on when it's supposed to, but it's not a big deal. Phew!
I just hope it keeps kicking for another year at least