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Goodbye, dear AccordApril 17, 2008
Ever since Meredith and I got the 1998 Honda Accord back from her sister Emily, we've been talking about what to do about the car situation.
We would like to be a one car family in terms of living moderately and being environmentally friendly, but once you're used to the independence of each having a vehicle, it's hard to give up. And it still leaves the question, which car to sell?
My theory was that Honda engines can last a long time, and so it would be cheaper in the long run to keep the '98 Accord instead of the '04 Civic, putting money into the Accord as necessary to keep it going.
Good in theory, but boy was I shocked when I took it in to Honda to have them give it an overall assessment. The report came back that there were several major parts of the car that were badly rusted and in need of immediate replacement... $2500 worth! The brake and fuel lines were badly rusted, so much so that the brake lines had perforated and started leaking. The right CV boot had cracked open and lost its grease. The engine mount was about ready to give up the ghost, etc. Wow. In the end, we sold it for all of about $700 to a guy who was going to hire a mechanic friend to deal with the rust issues and give it to his son.
This experience was a real eye opener in terms of how rust can eat your car to pieces from the inside out. Nasty. We should definitely oil spray our Civic!
Rust issues aside, it's tough to sell a car that you love! I have many fond memories of that car -- probably the favorite of the cars that we drove as a family growing up. It had a great interior and exterior, and it was the first V6 car that I've ever driven... over 200 horsepower. If you were alone in the car (to lessen the weight of the car) and you floored it accelerating onto the 401, it would give you that split second of "Holy cow!" feeling as it downshifted and put you in the back of your seat.
Farewell dear car, I'll miss ya!
Spanish soundsApril 3, 2008
The Spanish word for blue is
azul, but to my surprise this seems to be pronounced as
asthul, with somewhat of a
th sound. Strange!
August Rush
April 1, 2008
Meredith and I watched August Rush this week. What a great film.
Besides the great story, the movie is an interesting commentary on the nature of music... I'm not quite sure how to summarize it, other than to say that it resonated with my soul. I like the analogy of "following the music" in your life.
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