Reading Andrea’s 100 Things list yesterday made me think of all the cars I’ve had. (Her #100 thing was a list of cars she’s owned.) I have some great memories and funny stories featuring my fleet.
First car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. I bought it when I was 16 years old for $568. I know you’re jealous now, but just wait til you hear all about it. That car was this burgundy, maroonish color with the same color interior. The headliner was sagging (I stapled it back up a couple of times). The seals around the windshield and windows leaked so when it rained I’d have to sit on a towel and stuff towels everywhere to contain the water. If I were ever caught in a surprise rain shower the car would literally bleed on my clothes staining quite a few pairs of shorts a nice pink. That car was a tank and took a lot of abuse, but it was literally falling apart. To operate the turn signal I’d have to pick it up (because it was hanging on the steering column by it’s wires), jam it into the steering column, then move it to the blinker position. What a sweet ride. I drove it until it was damaged beyond repair while being towed from Columbia, SC while we were moving here. That’s when I ended up with a…
1986 VW Golf- color dark blue. Presented to me with a big red bow by my Mom & Stepdad my senior year of high school in 1990. I drove it for about a year and a half until the passenger side doors- both of them- refused to open anymore. The last straw was when the heater coil blew up sending burning hot steam all over my and my friends’ ankles while we sat at a Burger King drive through. I think that car was just mad at me for the time I accidentally poured the anti freeze in the place where the oil goes. Oh well, I knew it was time to trade it in for a…
1991 Honda Civic Hatchback- color Phantom Grey (practically black) My very first new car. I bought it myself using money I’d gotten for high school graduation as the down payment. I loved that car. I drove it to Miami to board a cruise ship for Key West & Cozumel with my 2 roommates and all our luggage in that tiny car. It held up really well until one day at work I was called to the front because some punk kid out joyriding in his grandma’s Buick had jumped the curb and landed right on my car, squishing it to the ground. I almost cried. I got it fixed though and drove it until a few months after meeting J in 1998 when it was so beat up that I had to trade it in for a…
1999 Honda Civic- color Silver This one I leased which turned out to be a really good thing. Loved this car too. Her name was Silvia. I would have driven it forever had a Cadillac not rear ended me going 55 mph while I was sitting at a stop light in September of 2001 totalling my car and putting me into physical therapy for 6 weeks. Since my car was totalled I had to buy a new one. This time I bought a…
2002 Toyota Rav4- color Silver I will drive this bad boy until he dies or I have more children than I can fit in the back. I love him so. I can pull the back seats out and haul just about anything. He’s got a roof rack and step rails and I can fit 3 buggies and 1 flat cart full of things from IKEA in him, plus luggage. He gets great gas mileage and is so fun to drive. His name is Jorge and I highly recommend purchasing one like him for yourself.
So, that’s my tale of transportation. I’d love to hear about all of your car stories!
Bless Your Heart 