You Know You're Driving an Older Car When...

[billroper]

My Ford Five Hundred is ten and a half years old, but it's still running fine. It is, however, the oldest car that I've owned, which is (I would suspect) a byproduct of having children with college funds to fill. So I look at new cars; I just don't do anything about it.

The other day, I pulled the car into the garage after a drive on a hot day. I happened to walk past the rear fender and I looked at the dealer decal on the trunk lid. It seemed distinctly crumpled, so I reached up, found a loose edge, and tugged lightly.

The decal came off intact -- and well worn! -- in my hand.

Apparently, the dealer no longer wanted to be associated with this car.

Of course, the dealer went out of business many years ago, so... :)

(I do need to get some cleaner out there and remove the remaining decal glue.)

Comments

[weirdsister.livejournal.com]

Hey, I feel your pain. Our Honda Odyssey is twelve years old with 350,000 miles on the engine. But still, it's money in your pocket if you don't have a car payment! Ironically, it was the new used car that we recently bought for George which had to be replaced (developed a nasty engine knock that was going to cost more than we paid for the car to repair). I have to admit, as much as we hated the thought of a car payment, the new car is lovely to drive.

[billroper]

And I am happy that you were able to get it!

My car is likely to last a bit longer than the Odyssey, just because of the lower mileage. But you never know...