I don’t want to do it, but it must be done.
Why do some things that should be so simple have to be so hard? What is a car? Is it not just a machine? Does it have personality? Does it have feelings? Well, when you have driven a care past 300,000 miles, you tend to question reality. Seeing this car leave our family is going to be, no it IS difficult.
Several years ago I actually took the time to look for a specific brand, model and year of car. I wanted a 1994 Honda Accord EX. After searching the car lots and the papers, one morning, when I first got to work in Clarksville, TN, I logged onto the local paper’s website. There, for the first time listed, was a car meeting the exact specifications I was looking for. What was better, it was a one-owner (garage-kept by a literal “old lady”), and the asking price was at least $1000 under value. I was the first to call and said, “I will be right over.”
The little blue Honda has been through a lot with our family. It has had me drive it to appointments while I was wearing a suit and tie. It has endured me driving it all hours of the night while delivering pizza. It has carried the sick. It has raced to the aid of friends and relatives. It has even carried the load once packed into a Ford Crown Victoria that broke down on the way to Chattanooga from Kentucky (I will never underestimate my wife’s ability to pack again).
With nearly 340k miles on the old car, and with another in the shop, we have decided to let this one go. The possitive side of the story is that someone else is going to get some benefit from it. I still has life in its engine. It still
One last look inside (my legs look wimpy)
looks pretty good, too. For that matter, I think that the 1994 Honda Accord was the prettiest body style that Honda ever came out with. Even the newer Honda we have, a 2001 EX, is not as elegant. As a matter of fact, the ’94 gets better milage. I do like the V6 in the 2001, though.
I hate it when change comes, especially when it requires the loss of an old, faithful friend. This little Honda has been as faithful as they come. It has never given us any problems that didn’t come with just usual wear and tear. It was literally the best investment I ever made. So long little friend. You will be missed.
The Recovering Legalist 