Dead on the New Jersey Turnpike

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Last week I turned my Saturn wagon over to julytooth to bring
down to her niece who was buying it from me.
Although I had been driving it recently when the coupe was being fixed from
it’s accident and had no trouble with it, it broke down on her while
traveling along the NJ Turnpike.
Her family came and towed it the rest of the way, but I guess the engine
has “given up the ghost”.
It had, as I’ve said before, traveled a distance greater then from here to
the Moon, so I can’t really bring myself to feel it didn’t live up
expectations.  But, I am very sorry it broke down on Julytooth and her
niece won’t get a car out of it.
I did give the check back for the car.  This appears to have surprised the
buyer.  I’m not sure why.  I’d like to think that taking money for
defective goods was the exception, not the rule.
I am sad that it didn’t work out.  Not because I needed the money.  Getting
it off of my insurance will probably save me more then what I was asking
for the car.
But, I’m sorry that a car I drove for 8 years without ever having it break
down on me broke down on a friend the day after I turned it over.  And,
that one of her family members won’t get a car that they need.

Comments

I swear that vehicles are sentient

[evrgreen.livejournal.com]

Even my 10.5 year old Nissan Xterra truck, which had been running perfectly, balked and stalled twice when I was driving it in to the car dealer to trade it in. Due to the level of body rust, it was destined for the junkyard/recyclers, and it seemed to know what may happen to it.

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

Makes one wonder.

You also have that story of the "haunted" car, apparently harboring the spirit of it's previous 16 year old driver.

My previous Camry had the electrical/spark plugs deteriorate and break down during rush hour home "suddenly", it's as if it was saying it was done.

But I agree, I feel bad for JulyTooth who had it fall apart on her en route to a new owner, and on the NJ Tpike of all places.
...Maybe the car felt it was time to go on the road it's probably spent a good amount of time on - would it be the "average" location in terms of driving miles, in the same light as we have that average location somewhere in PA with all of the destinations we've performed in?

[julytooth.livejournal.com]

The Saturn is in a place. I'm not saying if it's a better place. But I know many vehicles have ended their days in the fields at my mother's farm. In some future time, an alien archeologist will brush off the last of the dirt with it's little broom. It will see all the toys on the dashboard and state with authority, "This is a traveling shrine to dragon gods."

BTW -- the trip to NJ was an adventure.