I’m always joking that I will drive a car until the tires fall off. Well, folks, I almost did that very thing. I knew the tires were fairly worn but was hoping to get through a few more months before I had to replace them. We took the car in for an oil change and the attendant in the pit noticed that I had wires showing on one of them. Talk about embarrassing. I have been doing the maintenance on my vehicles for 20 years. In the last couple of years, I have
become lazy. Having a car that doesn’t burn oil and a check engine light isn’t stuck on has spoiled me.
My first car got better gas mileage than oil mileage. I have driven cars that had to be babied most of my life so the engine didn”t blow up and the tranny didn’t fall out. I had one that was a manual transmission. Well actually, I’ve had several that were, but this one in particular didn’t have second or fourth gears. That was a fun one to drive in Denver.
Speaking of Denver, my power steering pump went out while I was driving through there once upon a time. It happened just as I stopped at a red light in the turning lane going uphill. Thank God it wasn’t the brakes that went out. I drove it that way for quite a while before I was able to get it replaced. And I wonder why my arms are so big. LOL!
I learned to drive a stick straight off the car lot. This lot happened to be along a busy highway, and it was during rush hour. By the time I got that car home, I was a nervous mess, but I could drive a manual. I taught my two oldest bonus kids how to drive a five-speed, talk about whiplash! I haven’t had the opportunity to teach my younger boys. It’s sad. I think everyone should know how to drive a stick.
My tires are going to cost an arm and a leg, so my car will be sitting for a bit, and I will be driving my old car, which my children have claimed. I love that car, even though the boys have done their best at trying to kill it. My motto is “drive it like you own it,” but my boys seem to have a “drive it like you stole it” motto. Robert didn’t check the oil the entire time he drove it. I’d say six months at least and drove like he was Mario Andretti. Jacob has added a couple of dents and popped the tire off the bead, doing God only knows
what. Still, 235,000 miles, and she is still going strong. She burns a little oil, but I’d say that’s not too bad after what we have put her through. If you don’t count the boy smell, the interior is still
nice and the seats are super comfy.
Unfortunately, you have to roll down the windows to get out. The boys broke the inside latches after being told to be very careful with them. I found this out after I got in the car thinking the keys were in it and locked myself in, not a great experience; I do not recommend it! X’s & O’s.
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