Thursday, March 17, 2011

Maybe I Should Have Sold It

Two young Hispanic men just came to my front door, pointing to my driveway and asking if I would be willing to sell my 1994 teal-colored Chevy Cavalier. Fool that I am, I politely told them no. Then again, it's what I drive, what I am able to drive with one working foot and one hand control, and I'm not really ready to spend a pile of money on something newer. But who knows when I'll have another opportunity to unload it.

2 comments:

  1. If you had sold it, it would have run forever and you would constantly see it zipping around.

    I should never have sold my 87 Toyota truck because they don't sell small trucks in the US any more, and my neighbor is still driving it and getting 30 mpg.

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  2. Bryan, there's one thing in this car's favor: I know I can drive it. Yes, I can drive only short distances, to the grocer or the doctor, but still, I need to be able to do those things, and I can't spare $20k for a "new used car" right now. The Chevy works. Every so often it costs me a few hundred for repairs, but always much less than one payment on a car loan. Did I mention that I know I can drive it? with my big boot, my one good foot and an improvised hand control, I can drive it. That's important at this point!

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