It was a week ago today that Cy drove my car to work for the last time. It was something that he’d been doing for a while since it was so much cheaper on gas than his truck and his truck is currently not quite operational (it runs, it just shakes horribly after you get over 5mph). He noticed that it was running a bit better than it had been for a while, not idling as hard (it would idle at 4rpm at a complete stop), not pulling as bad (you had to hold it back, it wanted to accelerate itself). When he got off work he called me on his way out of the store like he always does. He got in the car and started swearing… it wouldn’t start. I ended up having to get in his moms suburban and going to get him. By the time I got there someone had already been looking at it and thought that it was a sensor.

Sunday was his day off so we went to Lowe’s to get a washer. Ours had died a few weeks earlier and it was getting tiresome doing laundry at his moms, we just waited for the store to have a 12 months no interest deal so we could put it on the card. After loading the washer we tried to start the car again and it actually started once but ran for a total of maybe 2 seconds and wouldn’t start again. Through the week Mike looked at it and told Cy what part he needed to get, so we waited until payday (yesterday) to do so. Still wouldn’t work. More digging around and there was a lot more to be replaced, including the computer that runs the whole thing (which is where the main problem originates from). We have to get it towed from Hazard to Mousie.

Long story short if someone had a few hundred dollars to put into the car it would be good to go for several more years. It’s just money we don’t have right now, as is the monthly insurance I’m paying. I asked if I should junk it or try to sell it, and Mike said to try to sell it. He said to post it up for $750 and expect around $500… which would be a great first payment for a lawyer for bankruptcy.

I’m sad. I loved my car. At the same time it’s going to be a weight off my shoulders not having to come up with the insurance and being embarrassed because it’s so loud (and the exhaust would have to be special ordered through the manufacturer).

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