Have found someone to take the car.
May. 24th, 2005 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice doesn't seem the least bit fazed by inspection problems or what have you. They're an advocacy organization for New Jersey's city populations. I told the guy on the phone that the car had 106,000 miles or more on it, that the front fender and bumper were cracked, that the inspection was expiring at the end of the month... he said that was okay, it was still more than some of their people had, especially the ones who're just transitioning now to the world of work. (I had a look at their web site. That could be any one of a number of categories of people, including homeless folks and prisoners returning to life on the outside.)
I should at least take it in for an oil change before I sign it over. It's the least I can do.
I should at least take it in for an oil change before I sign it over. It's the least I can do.
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Date: 2005-05-24 02:17 pm (UTC)Must be something of a relief not to have to worry about it anymore.
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Date: 2005-05-24 02:54 pm (UTC)He was a 1993 SL1, the absolute most basic model you could buy that year, the only luxury was the tape deck and the AC. Stick, no power steering. He was the colour of a camel-hair coat, just about, and he absolutely hated being driven by straight women. Liked being driven by straight and gay guys, lesbians, and bisexuals. The minute my mom got in, the whole atmosphere of the car would change...he'd need double-declutching, the tape deck would eat tapes, the AC wouldn't work, he'd make funny front-end noises. If my father or I drove him, he was as good as gold.
Plus, every car has a personality if you've known it long enough, and Percival was the vehicular equivalent of the slightly beardy middle-aged Oxbridge don who drinks old brown sherry and enjoys clandestine romps with young beautiful blonde-haired men called Leo.
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Date: 2005-05-24 04:09 pm (UTC)And puppies are always good.
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Date: 2005-05-24 05:34 pm (UTC)But, yeah, don't change the oil -- they might want to show off what "needs an oil change" looks like, or for the real n00bs, how to change it.
-- Lorrie
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Date: 2005-05-24 05:41 pm (UTC)I would've been fine with the car being sold and the proceeds being split if necessary, but really, when it came down to it I wanted the car to directly benefit somebody. 's why I was okay with giving it to a vo-tech if need be. Then it'd be an educational experience right down to the last turn of the wrench. This, however, is still a good thing.
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