oh cool there's a snowstorm coming with a reminder that we'll need to move the cars for plowing. while we have a car that can't be moved under its own power. and is currently in a random business's parking lot

well mom arranged to have the car towed to the regular repair guy tomorrow, before the snow starts. he suggested it might be an axle issue, which would cost ~$120 to fix, much less than the transmission. but I've had the axle issue before, and listening to it now, it did not sound the same as then