| I have had the same car since 1998. It's a 1995 Toyota | | | | this time, but when I once asked her about selling the |
| that I bought used, and with the help of a friend of | | | | car for something newer or in better shape, she got |
| mine, we have kept the car in running condition for the | | | | quiet, looked at me, and said "But my life began in that |
| past twelve years. That isn't to say that it hasn't had | | | | car." I melted, and to this day we still drive our |
| its share of down time, and we have replaced a lot of | | | | well-worn and well-loved 1995 Toyota Corolla. |
| auto parts over the years, but I am happy to say that | | | | So I guess we will have that car for a long time to |
| it is still running and still serving my family well. | | | | come. The engine is fantastic, and as long as the |
| There is a sentimental reason as to why we have | | | | transmission holds out we will keep making the |
| kept that car. When my wife and I were dating, I | | | | necessary repairs. We drove our firstborn home from |
| bought that car and we spent a lot of our courtship | | | | the hospital in that car, and now I use it to drop him and |
| driving to and from different things together. I'm a bit | | | | his sister off at school It seems like the memories will |
| embarrassed to admit it, but I even proposed to her in | | | | just keep coming. |
| that car. It's a long story that I won't regale you with at | | | | |