Wugh, part two...
So, I get to the shop to lay down my ducats and get my car back, complete with a new ignition coil and set of fan belts, and I'm driving to work directly from the shop (I dropped my dad's car off there so he can pick it up on the way home...). And guess what happens? That's right, the check engine light pops back on, as I'm motoring down 440! I would have turned the car right back around and returned to the shop, but a) I would have been late for work, b) I couldn't figure out for the life of me what causing the car to whine *this* time, and c) I was too upset to give any sort of coherent advice.
So, it's back to the shop for the car tomorrow (unless the car suddenly decides to behave) and more money laid out.
Blarg...