She ain't gone yet, but the time's a comin' soon. She's on her last leg--or wheel, I should say.
Wade replaced her transmission 4 years ago, and it's going again. (Common with this make & year.) Bessie's also got a whole host of other smaller ailments to contend with...the A/C went out a couple summers ago, heater's going too, cruise control's broken, power locks don't all work, radio speakers go in and out, the big sliding door takes significant amounts of elbow grease and arm shimmies to close--often taking repeated tries, oh-- and it also just falls off randomly in McDonald's parking lots in below zero weather. Let's see, what else...she's dented and rusted, stalls periodically at stop lights, and we've been driving on the spare tire for the last month as the back right one blew completely down to the metal. (If you heard a loud obnoxious clunking hunk-o-junk making its way down Wisconsin street a few weeks back--that was us. Sorry if we woke any sleeping children.)
Given all of the above, I'm temporarily not allowed to drive out of the town we live in. If I have the cell phone, I am allowed to travel within a 15 minute radius of our home.
Yes, it's time to put Bessie to rest. We've been praying for a new van. (Not brand new, just new to us.) I would love to have one with two side doors and working A/C. And some color other than white would be just awesome. We're trusting that God will provide something we can afford that will meet our needs. We've been looking online, but if you have any leads, pass them our way! And I'll keep you posted on the fate of Bessie. But if you haven't guessed already, I'm not really very attached to the old gal.
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Ohhh, that's hard.
I'll pray something shows up at your garage door soon.
I have a lead! Lynne Bates just put their GMC up for sale on Monday. It is in great condition, and they are the only people who have ever owned it. It is a full size van though, not a mini. But it really is nice, and seats 9 (4 bucket seats, 3 person bench seat, and 2 rear-facing seats). I tried to talk Gary into buying it;) It has 116,000 miles, and I believe they are asking $2000. Their number is (651) 436-7438.
PS. I think it's a GMC Ventura.
Thanks, Naomi!
Sorry about the car trouble, Kara Jo. I'll pray for God's provision for your family.
I hope you find something soon!
She sounds a lot like me, the way you describe her...
Call your insurance agent and make sure you are covered for replacement cost if someone named 'Swampy' steals it in the middle of the night and drives it into the river while giving 'drunk driving lessons'.
Frankenvan!
Swampy & Ed--you guys crack me up! Swampy, hmm...not a bad idea...
Oh I remember the door falling off! LOL I'll be praying you find the right thing.
Oooh! I will miss Bessie! I will never forget taking her camping when you guys were living with us... it was the first time I ever imagined I might one day be a minivan lover... :-)
Don't look now, but I think you've officially driven ole Bess right into the proverbial ground!
Wade really reminds me of Poppers sometimes. When he "runs it til it drops" he's not kidding.
Ed--Frankenvan--HA!
Jen and Kristi-
Go. To. Bed.
It is a new day~
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