tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post6860037554077132813..comments2024-03-28T03:25:19.736-07:00Comments on Boulderneigh: A sad farewellMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-33806012681580638952010-01-13T18:47:54.436-08:002010-01-13T18:47:54.436-08:00I drive cars for many years, only changing as need...I drive cars for many years, only changing as needed. I understand how you feel. When we sold our VW bug that my kids grew up in and loved, I looked out the dealership window to see my son in passenger seat, hugging the seat back.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-55094672155526290892010-01-10T14:57:59.400-08:002010-01-10T14:57:59.400-08:00Sorry you lost your little car, but as everyone ha...Sorry you lost your little car, but as everyone has said, she protected you in the end. <br /><br />I wouldn't sell the JellyBean to my co-workers friend because I knew she would drive it into the ground - I sold it to a body shop guy who builds electric Festivas - - I'm hoping he'll be able to do that with my little car. T.Tina T-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054132355737998706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-83411916020871930972010-01-10T10:23:14.619-08:002010-01-10T10:23:14.619-08:00I've shed a few tears over previous vehicles a...I've shed a few tears over previous vehicles and also refused to sell to someone I knew would abuse the old things. I try to sell them 'out of sight' where I won't have to see them everyday. I think that I saw my old AMC Concord a few years back at a gas station. She was a little worse for wear but I swear it was her--I'm sure her current owners wondered what the heck I was doing peering so closely at 'their' car.<br />Glad you came out of the crash okay.<br />TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131066591477169851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-60582778818926691862010-01-10T09:20:37.209-08:002010-01-10T09:20:37.209-08:00Losing a car is like losing a friend or family mem...Losing a car is like losing a friend or family member. It will take some time to heal. Be gentle with yourself.~TigereyeSal~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13060331677501246437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-11655916836965991342010-01-09T19:52:25.003-08:002010-01-09T19:52:25.003-08:00Thanks for all your kind words and understanding; ...Thanks for all your kind words and understanding; glad to know I'm not the only one who's shed emotional tears over a car!<br /><br />It MAY have been totaled because of frame damage, but it's just as likely that body work alone would have cost more to fix (in a big shop, with new parts) than a 14-year-old car with 178,000 miles was worth. The sad truth is that it probably would have served us well another year or few; those Hondas are built to last!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-33338224583661077582010-01-09T17:51:44.543-08:002010-01-09T17:51:44.543-08:00What Kathy said. They probably wouldn't have ...What Kathy said. They probably wouldn't have totaled it if the frame was still stable. But I know it's hard to let go - when I let go of the old "Land Barge," I shed a tear myself :-) But you'll have something newer soon, and at least you were not hurt - that's the most important thing <br />:-)A :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08945973268968338244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-51628765076884754442010-01-09T15:27:21.908-08:002010-01-09T15:27:21.908-08:00At least you got an answer finally, I hope you can...At least you got an answer finally, I hope you can find something that lasts just as well. I have fond memories of many of my cars. I even name all of them lol.Shulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357891034163165341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-84998177696036157922010-01-09T11:11:52.041-08:002010-01-09T11:11:52.041-08:00When I bought my current car and traded in my old ...When I bought my current car and traded in my old one, the day I made the switch, the car salesman actually said, 'Well, we'll give you a few moments alone," (meaning with my old car). He was deadly serious and had the the exact tone and sympathy as a funeral home director! It was surprisingly hard to let go of something that had been part of my life so long!!Deb Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805188576444827531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-2236402306981368982010-01-09T10:33:14.881-08:002010-01-09T10:33:14.881-08:00Just to pass one thing on, Michelle...from another...Just to pass one thing on, Michelle...from another aspect. When insurance companies "total" cars, it can be that there is significant structural damage you can't see - such as the frame is cracked or bent beyond safe repair. So, sometimes "fixing" the car is not the answer. That's why some cars that are fixed up from junkyards then sold to unknowing drivers can be so dangerous. It doesn't show it, but the car was engineered to take all the force of the impact to keep YOU safe.<br />That said, I know it's hard to see an old friend go. But it will live again in the recycled bits that keep others safe in other cars.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-64628901459566016692010-01-09T09:48:43.405-08:002010-01-09T09:48:43.405-08:00I am right there with you sister.I am right there with you sister.thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-77451765993643889732010-01-09T09:23:54.718-08:002010-01-09T09:23:54.718-08:00We DO develop bonds with cars....and maybe they wi...We DO develop bonds with cars....and maybe they with us? I am now in a "relationship" with a car who has more personality than any I have ever had...our little hybrid (dubbed Robbie, the robot). When I bought new winter tires, and they took him in to put them on, I sat in the waiting room....and found myself feeling upset, because I hadn't warned Robbie about the noise from the air-compressor that tightened the lugs!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589322352574869236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-10242933497728298262010-01-09T08:55:29.528-08:002010-01-09T08:55:29.528-08:00I just watched Herbie with my niece this week, in ...I just watched Herbie with my niece this week, in fact. My heartstrings were very pulled! So sorry about your little car.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567171584953107044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-59817119994018072802010-01-09T07:32:13.671-08:002010-01-09T07:32:13.671-08:00I have shed tears each time I have traded in a car...I have shed tears each time I have traded in a car for a new(er) one. Isn't it funny how attached we become to inanimate objects sometimes? I am on my 3rd VW Jetta and each time, it's like I'm leaving an old friend to unknown fate. I think it's a sign of being a soft hearted person, and that's not really a bad thing. The world probably needs more soft hearts!Claire MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-16357724605031207532010-01-09T01:53:52.144-08:002010-01-09T01:53:52.144-08:00Poor old car. I was very sad when my first car gav...Poor old car. I was very sad when my first car gave up. I'd driven it over 100,000 miles and it was a good friend. I shed a tear too. It is at rest now!Jenny Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503427796709597517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-44666008716079020912010-01-09T01:00:32.621-08:002010-01-09T01:00:32.621-08:00LOL that would be gave up it's LIFE for you......LOL that would be gave up it's LIFE for you....I should not blog with wet nails! Good night...MISS PEACH ~(^.^)~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09477572706387339613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-60439417389176651562010-01-09T00:59:18.940-08:002010-01-09T00:59:18.940-08:00There there now...take heart...this car served you...There there now...take heart...this car served you well for longer than most people are married. It protected you in the end and gave up it's like for you...sound familiar?<br />Love KarlaMISS PEACH ~(^.^)~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09477572706387339613noreply@blogger.com