Celebrating! Modestly, to be sure. But still.

Aww, you guys are so nice, about the Superman thing.

So the tire doesn´t make noise anymore. The emergency brake light does still come on when I start driving, but I do feel like I got my $10 worth out of the initial visit to the mechanic. I´ll take it back next week to get him to check the fuel pump/lines/filter because it tends to hesitate a bit after going up a big hill. But for now at least I don´t feel like I´m grinding bits off the car as I drive.