I finally traded in Betsy, my 12 year old Intrigue. And its funny, it was a very hard thing to do! She and I had been through a lot with each other :)
She went with me when I moved into a new single life, taking me back and forth to work every day -- most days reliably! -- and also took me to far away places to meet friends and family. Then I dragged her butt behind a truck when I moved 1,872 miles to Arizona, and did she ever complain?? Not once!! Once here, she valiantly moved her lil odometer from the 150,000 to the 160,000 to the 169,972 marker. We missed the next major marker together by *just*this*much*. But it was past time for something more reliable.
At the dealership, after all the papers were signed, sealed and delivered, I went out to climb into the new Zona-mobile and there Betsy was parked, too. I had forgotten to take my CDs out of the six disc changer. The salesman watched as I walked around Betsy, checked the interior one last time for anything else forgotten, then patted her butt and said my goodbyes. I hope she's now resting happily in the big parking lot in the sky!!! Goodbye, Betsy, your work is done! The Zona-mobile may be more reliable, but she doesn't have the class you had .... You were great, Betsy!!
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