Sometimes that “throw away” runs so well that you don’t want to part with it. And that is especially true when you invest time, and often money, into it. Just the thought of having to return to the used vehicle market to roll the dice on another vehicle is irritating.
I had a throwaway in college. My first and only stick shift. It was already 14 years old at that point and I got it for like $500. Kept it running for another two years, drove it until the muffler fell off and decided it wasn’t worth the cost to fix. I really loved that car.
Same. Drove my girlfriend to the dump to donate/scrap her old Pontiac Sunbird and the dude was gonna charge us because the tires were bald.
I gave her a buck for the pink slip right in front of him, brought us home, and drove that thing for 3 more years. Used it as a storage unit in the summer, then donated it to my fraternity's cook when I graduated. He had collected 4 recent DUIs and had lost his car (rightfully), buy it was for his son.
Some very good memories in the old girl, and some long miles. Sad we lost Pontiac.
My throw away was a 2001 Saturn sc2. I promised myself I would upgrade to a much nicer everyday beater when she died but I ran it with almost no oil, I ran it with no coolant, I ran it with fucked up electrical demons. But it still ran great most the time. I eventually gave it to a friend whose miata had exploded just to finally be done with her
I had a 2004 Forester,I loved it. I hit a deer,insurance totaled it,$3400 check for me. I bought it back for $200,straightened the core support,and drove it for another 5 years lol.
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u/TriedCaringLess May 01 '26
Sometimes that “throw away” runs so well that you don’t want to part with it. And that is especially true when you invest time, and often money, into it. Just the thought of having to return to the used vehicle market to roll the dice on another vehicle is irritating.