08-30-2016, 04:37 PM
fauch wrote:
My father REFUSES to take it in to be checked out, and I am worried to "take my chances". It's not my car so it's really not my place to do so and I don't have money to pay. Clearly there is a leak somewhere and the fluid did not simply evaporate and I SAW it on the road when I was stuck. But now it is not leaking badly if at all. Could it just have been that it was slowly leaking for maybe years and my luck it hit a critical point the other day? What are the chances of me NOT getting stuck again? Any general advice besides to keep a gallon of ATF in the trunk?
The leak certainly didn't fix itself so it's likely to come back if you drive around, which means that this particular car is not useful as reliable transportation. Not a situation I'd put myself in. If I were you I'd either rent a car, pay for the mechanic to check it out with your own money (apparently a non-starter with you), or take the bus.