So Long to a Good Friend

My car, affectionately referred to as "the grape", DIED on my birthday--Friday morning, January 16. I went to start it up & nothing happened. Then I tried again & the car "started," but it was screaming (kind of sounded like a train and like it might blow up!). I turned off the car, took the keys out & it still sounded like it was running. Very strange! It didn't totally shut off for 5 minutes. Then when Jake came to pick me up, something was still running, so he unhooked the battery.
Jake & I decided that the car wasn't going to last much longer. Instead of putting more money into it, we decided to sell it AS IS & buy something else. Jake listed the car on Craig's List just a few days after it died. Today, it sold!

I am so sad to see it go. We have such fond memories. . .

• Being rear-ended multiple times-too many times to recall. This car just wouldn't die!
• Being falsely arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.
• Surviving MAJOR hail damage this past May. After the hail damage, "the grape" became "the raisin."
• Driving away from Jake & my wedding and taking the car cross-country to NC.