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Fare Thee Well Corolla
Apr. 18th, 2016 08:59 pmI feel sad today as my coworker and her husband came by to purchase my old 2007 Toyota Corolla. They bought the car for their soon-to-be 16-year-old daughter. Their daughter was with them and she was absolutely beaming at the idea of having this car for her own. I literally sold it to them for $2000, which is what Carmax was going to give me for it and is about half of what it's worth. It feels good that it's going to a "good home."
The Corolla was my first (and so far only) new car. I was the car's only owner until today. And the story of the battle with the dealership is one I still tell to this day. It's also the one that made me go to Carmax instead of a dealership this time around.
I've put over 160,000 miles on that car in the 9+ years I've owned it, lots of memories, including hours of me singing at the top of my lungs while zooming down the highway (with the radio cranked up). The miles include mostly trips to work, but also multiple jaunts to my hometown, to Columbus to visit friends, and at least one trip to Chicago. I fell in love with the color and the reliability of that Corolla. I hate to see it go, but it was time to pass it on.
And sadly, I can't find a single photo of the car on my computer. I should have taken a shot of it when I first bought it, but it's lost among the hundreds of photos on my desktop. I didn't grab a photo of it before my co-worker's hubby drove him away. Oddly, my co-worker told me that she would send me progress reports in the future.
I do love my new car. I may name it (another first).
The Corolla was my first (and so far only) new car. I was the car's only owner until today. And the story of the battle with the dealership is one I still tell to this day. It's also the one that made me go to Carmax instead of a dealership this time around.
I've put over 160,000 miles on that car in the 9+ years I've owned it, lots of memories, including hours of me singing at the top of my lungs while zooming down the highway (with the radio cranked up). The miles include mostly trips to work, but also multiple jaunts to my hometown, to Columbus to visit friends, and at least one trip to Chicago. I fell in love with the color and the reliability of that Corolla. I hate to see it go, but it was time to pass it on.
And sadly, I can't find a single photo of the car on my computer. I should have taken a shot of it when I first bought it, but it's lost among the hundreds of photos on my desktop. I didn't grab a photo of it before my co-worker's hubby drove him away. Oddly, my co-worker told me that she would send me progress reports in the future.
I do love my new car. I may name it (another first).
