What happened to your first car, do you remember?

@FaeLuna were you surprised when you got home??? how was it falling apart? floor missing and you saw the road going by under your feet? doors rusted away and wind blew through car??? 😺

@trackboy Well, the check engine light was on the entire time I drove it, the driver side door was held together with packaging tape, the CD player ate CDs, the AC died, the radio antenna snapped off, it failed it's most recent safety and emissions inspection, and the carpet was forever stained by years of my dad spilling coffee in it.

So, given the fact that it still belonged to my dad, and all of its problems, I knew they were selling it for scrap eventually. I just didn't think it would be while I was away.

@FaeLuna you did not take the door apart and fix it?? you can buy replacement radio antennas at auto parts stores. ac probally needed recharging. no safety inspection here. they probally figured you would not yell and scream and cry if they did it while you was away. 😺

@trackboy The car was already 15 years old by that point, and my parents did not want to invest any more money into it to keep it running any longer. Besides, after that, my mom upgraded her car, and I inherited her old one, so it was still a trade-up for me that didn't cost anything.

@FaeLuna wow mom upgraded to a newer car. you were not good at fixing cars????? were you surprised when you got home??? 😺

@trackboy I was just a teen with a fresh license, and no idea how to fix a car at the time. It was bit surprising, though.

@FaeLuna wow no idea how to fix a car! I done a lot of work on cars. changed out cv joints. shock absorbers. brakes. rusted out brake lines too. 😺