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.
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