Fun Facts about our 12 year old Subaru:
FACT #1 - If it takes 10 to 15 seconds for your transmission to pop into drive...it is likely only a matter of time before the thing dies altogether. A 10 to 15 second lag time doesn't seem like TOO big a problem until you pull out of your drive way at the same time as your neighbor and they are wondering what you are doing, or until you pull out of the parking space at the store and people start honking at you, or when you think you park far enough away until 3 people come out of the round about and wait for you to move...ugh.
FACT #2 - It is inevitable that the moment you start getting on your feet so you can save to buy a new car, most likely necessary as evidenced by FACT #1, your old car is going to break down before your adequate/desired down payment has been saved.
FACT #3 - The one day of the month you were actually going to make it to work on time, your husband is going to call letting you know he needs you to meet him at the car place because his car is making a LOUD knocking noise.
FACT #4 - It is a no brainer that the dealership you have gone to for the last 10 years to service your car will have moved 2 blocks down the street, 2 months ago, to be noticed only when you pull into the lot as your car stalls. Luckily it started up again (hooray for small miracles).
FACT #5 - You will most likely have a downright dirty drag out fight with your husband after messing up your own schedule to pick him up and get him out of a jam over something TOTALLY STUPID.
FACT #6 - You will HOPE for a $1,000 fix, but the service department will call to tell you BOTH your engine AND your transmission have gone the way of their Maker and will not be back...for less than $7 GRAND....yep, they will not be back.
The car served us well, giving us over 200,000 miles of delight. Travis actually wouldn't ever let me say bad things about the car. Since I started naming inanimate objects of late, I told him his cars name was Todd...it just fits. Well, I think Travis actually morns poor Todd and is having a tiny bit of a hard time letting him go. He even lamented over him on Saturday informing me Todd would have made it up our snowy hill..."no problem". He is probably right. Goodbye Todd.
I Am Grateful,
HB
Diva Quote: "A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works." Bill Vaughan
oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh, I hate hard cold FACTS like that. They are so final. So raw. So hard to swallow. Ouch! Sorry. Sooooo, did you get a new car?
ReplyDeleteI still remember when you got Todd, you were like, it just feels so good. Like we have finally made it. "Looks like we made it".....Barry Manalow I believe. Well, twelve years is a good run being on top. I think our van is cooking up plans to take us under as well. Luckily I have K to fight it out for a while.