The first thing I did when I got my license was drive to my friend April's house in Mollie, rocking out to No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom. Mollie gave me the freedom to come and go as I pleased. I could go to friends' houses without having to take a bus or get a ride. I could drive to and from work. I could take care of myself. One night I was driving on the 8 east in San Diego when my check engine light came on, the car turned off, and at 2 in the morning, was able to take an off ramp and park in a parking lot. She wouldn't re-start. I called Jody and he came and picked me up and dropped me off at home. At 6am, the tow truck dropped Mollie off in front of my house. I don't remember what exactly happened, but it would require a new engine. I sold Mollie to one of Jody's co-worker's for $600 and he put a new engine in it for his daughter. I was completely devastated. I cried when they towed her away. I didn't take care of her like I should have. I was completely naive to oil changes and tune ups. I hope where ever she ended up, she was taken care of.
My second car was a 1992 Pontiac Sunbird. It was a white convertible. I thought it was cute and I needed a car. Almost immediately, I started having problems with her. I didn't even name her. She cost me so much stress and headache, I actually came to resent the car. It was my fault for not shopping around and I know that. I am such an impulse shopper. You would think I would learn from my mistakes.
My third car was a 1998 Plymouth Breeze. She was gold and I named her Dorothy. I made sure I took car of this car. Made sure all my oil changes, tune ups, ect was taken care of. She was a good car. She was also a grandma car. At least that's what most of my friends said. But I didn't care, I felt safe in Dorothy and would rather feel safe then not. I had Dorothy for five years. As good as she was, her repairs were becoming more costly and soon becoming more than what she was worth. So I traded her in for my current car, BoJangles, or, BoJo for short.
BoJo is a 2003 Blue PT Cruiser. He was the first car I purchased without a parent co-signing and the first car I felt had a male personality. I always wanted a PT Cruiser because it had an old car look to it. Again, I made sure I kept up on maintenance and took good care of the BoJo. I was smart enough to purchase a warranty for BoJo and thank the heavens I did. Between sensor and CPU problems, Without the warranty, I would have had to put in $7k-$8k in repairs for him in the last year. My warranty expired in April of this year. Just in time for my transmission to start leaking, my CPU to crash, my sensors to give out. I have been in Tucson for 28 days. I have been to the mechanic seven times. I have paid $2k in repairs and I am getting to the point where I am ready to move on. Part of me is extremely sad about that. I love BoJo, but I don't have the funds to shell out $500 every three months. Also, with the last break down, I don't know that I feel safe. Even thought the Service Manager and the mechanic both have reassured me he is safe to drive.
So I am thinking that after I pay off the debt I have accumulated from his repairs, I will be looking into getting a new car. I think I want a Honda. But I am not sure. I have some time to think and consider. I am also taking suggestions.
I will say that I think BoJo is finally fixed. Just in time for me to run a red light, which I swear was yellow, Getting my picture taken by the lovely red light camera, and barely miss hitting someone making a u-turn who obviously didn't look to see if more cars were coming. From what I understand, Arizona law is you have to serve a person with a ticket in person. That if they send it via mail, I am not obligated to pay it. So, I will have to see if I even get one. Apparently the camera also can tell if you were speeding. Well, when I saw the light turn yellow, I stepped on the gas. I don't know if I was speeding, but I may be ticketed for speeding too. Opps! I am just so over cars and driving right now.
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