We got this car when Theo was a baby. It served us very well, until one day last week, when the otherwise solid and well-maintained engine completely wrecked itself, for reasons no mechanic has yet to figure out.
We had planned to get a bigger car later this year anyway, but I was dreading that a little, and it was sort of an abrupt end. We spent almost 7 years and 50,000 miles driving around in this guy. In that time our family grew from 3 people to 5--almost 6. I was planning to enjoy the challenge of fitting all 4 kids in it. (It has 3 rows and seats 7 people. But the people need to be pretty small.) When Matt cleaned it out at the dealership today--where we'd had it towed from our mechanic's shop last week--I asked him to send me a photo, since I hadn't said a proper goodbye.
So...goodbye, Highlander. It could have been a proper goodbye if you hadn't gone all crazy on me all of a sudden. Thanks for the memories; and enjoy your new life with a different engine and a different family.
Will be excited to see your new car - and to ride in it too. But it's too bad the ending was so abrupt! The Volvo - the white one - kind of died that way.
ReplyDeleteI am always emotional about my cars. I think it's because I spend 1/3 of my life in it and we become very....close.
ReplyDeleteExcited to see what you get next - minivan?
I get emotional about cars too! I cried for days when I had to trade in my Element. Best car I'll ever have
ReplyDeletewhat the?! what are you driving now? we desperately need to catch up. good thing google was being all weird to me - i'm up way too late for my own good - and decided to do a little catch up. otherwise, i never would have known you got a new car.
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