Out With The Old, In With The New

Okay, Everyone knows that I am not your biggest Obama fan, but I will have to say OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, while moving both hands and my hips in a circular swinging motion. Yes, we finally got rid of that 16 year old van that has been leaking oil all over the street for the last 4 years thanks to the Cash for Clunkers program.



The boys were just a little sad to be getting rid of such an old friend. Well, really they just posed for this picture so the Previa wouldn't feel so badly about getting crushed. How can you miss a car that every kid has thrown up in at least twice? I can not count how many gallons of soda pop have been spilled over the years. It is a good thing that the Health Department doesn't inspect and condemn cars for unsanitary conditions before they are traded in.


Notice my smile as I get ready to drive the car in for the final trade! Its not as if this has been a bad car through the years. We have had very few mechanical problems. The problem was that everything else on the car was falling apart. I thought that it was pretty bad when the A/C went out, then the heat went out too. The doors didn't always open. That was a problem only when I needed to get in the car. The upholstery was ripping on the driver's seat and the front seat belts had been displaying a troubling sign for a few years saying that if you could read this yellow sign the seat belts might not work properly in crash conditions.


And here is the new beauty! A 2009 Toyota Venza. My precious baby, until she becomes a loud, temperamental, ugly teen. I hope they have a Cash for Clunkers program in 15 or 16 years when I am ready to kick her to the curb.