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Mister Ed

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12. Alas! Underbody rust. That's also the sad fate of Mabel, our beloved '97 Taurus wagon.

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 8, 2018, 09:42 PM

Oct 2018

She carried our baby daughter around in a baby bucket. Carried her to Prom, and then off to college. But now, at 230,000 miles, the mechanic tells me that, although she's running perfectly, the underbody rust is making her unsafe to drive.

She's been out in the garage for four months since we got the sad news. I still can't bear to face the inevitable.

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I get emotionally attached to my vehicles [View all] RazBerryBeret Oct 2018 OP

At least you still call your "it", mine have always been "she". dflprincess Oct 2018 #1

See my post below! PJMcK Oct 2018 #3

Alas! Underbody rust. That's also the sad fate of Mabel, our beloved '97 Taurus wagon. Mister Ed Oct 2018 #12

For me, it's musical keyboards PJMcK Oct 2018 #2

I would think VERY hard about selling an FJ Cruiser The Figment Oct 2018 #4

oh, man I know! RazBerryBeret Oct 2018 #6

In Toyota speak 165k is only getting warmed up The Figment Oct 2018 #14

I still have a 1993 Miata I bought new Zorro Oct 2018 #5

is the Miata your everyday car? RazBerryBeret Oct 2018 #7

It was my everyday car for the first 10 years Zorro Oct 2018 #10

I also had a '93 miata! The Figment Oct 2018 #16

Mine is red with the black interior Zorro Oct 2018 #17

You and Roger Taylor, both. sl8 Oct 2018 #8

ha! LOVE that! n/t RazBerryBeret Oct 2018 #9

My favorite was my first discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2018 #11

1991 Honda Civic hatchback, manual, bare bones. Drove it to around 225,000 miles fierywoman Oct 2018 #13

i loved my 72 olds delta 88. bought in mid late 80's. had 56k on the odometer. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #15

1968 Pontiac Firebird OriginalGeek Oct 2018 #18

that's a great story! RazBerryBeret Oct 2018 #19

sadly, no pics OriginalGeek Oct 2018 #20

I sure don't. I used to keep them too long, for the sake of economy. raccoon Oct 2018 #21

A few major repairs a year is still cheaper than car payments. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2018 #22