My car is falling apart.

For the past couple of weeks, I have noticed that the engine was running loudly. My grandfather noted it before then. My dad says that this is a wheel bearing that needs replacement. I don’t know what a wheel bearing is.

The brakes are squealing again, and I know enough to know that this means that the brake pads probably need replacing again. I also know that the rotors probably should be shaven down, but they cannot because their diameter is too small already. I only know this because I remember the mechanic saying it the last time I had the brake pads replaced, about a year ago.

My car is leaking coolant again. It’s a very slow leak. This isn’t the first time. I bought some coolant to make sure that it was topped off so I wouldn’t overheat the engine, but other than that I don’t know what I can do with it.

And finally, for the second time in three trips to Florida, my air conditioning has gone out. I would say that this meant that I needed to change the freon, but I got freon after the other time it happened to me when I came down here. Therefore, I do not know the solution to this problem either.

The final analysis: my car needs to go into the shop, and I know nothing about cars.