Car Oil

The car was roaring again, so I checked the oil. There was nothing showing on the dip stick! Called the car shop and they said to bring it by and they would top it up. Took two and half quarts to do the job. They did a little fiddling around to see if a valve was stuck open but the guy couldn't recognize it on my car. They decided to check it out when I bring it in for the next oil change . It's not dripping, nor do I see any blue smoke behind me. . .where is it going?

I talked to Bob and he said I might need a ring job, which is $1500 to $3000. I told my sister and she freaked out. At that point, I might as well just get another car.However Bob told me something else. The good news is, that if the car  can pass the smog check in May, I can just keep putting oil in it. So hopefully my sister doesn't need to freak out.

I'm making a point of checking the oil level, every other day. My secret fantasy is that I have an asshole draining my oil, (which in my neighborhood is not that inproable), which means I would have to just enclose the car port and park it in there. I don't know how much that would cost, but it would be cheaper then a ring job. . .