Appreciate a classic car


How Old Is Your Car In People Years?

I'm not in the fast lane. What's in andaround the waist, I had shoulder harness
what's on the road pass me by. My car isbelts installed. I only have an air bag when
thirty-eight years old. In people yearsCousin  Walter  is  riding  with  me.
that's  five  hundred  ninety.
It was Cousin Walter who gave me the survival
I've had my car for twenty of itskit to keep in Huey's trunk. I assumed it was
thirty-eight years. In DMV years twenty is atin case of earthquakes, but Cousin Walter
least four times I haven'thad to register asaid  it  was  because  Huey  quakes.
new  car.
Huey and I are growing older together - quake
A new car starts depreciating as soon as itfor quake and wrinkle for wrinkle; but
leaves the dealership. My car's appreciating,because Huey is made out of metal, his
which I appreciate - especially as I didn'twrinkles have to be removed by a metal
know how expensive it was going to be to feedsurgeon.
it gas. Of course, I didn't know how
expensive it was going to be to feed teenageAlthough Huey lacks modern conveniences,
sons.there's a distinct advantage to driving an
old car. It encourages other drivers to be
I named my car because no one should ridepatient. They let Huey in front of them and
with a stranger. His name is Huey and he's athey don't honk if he doesn't spring forward
Mercedes convertible. However, Huey's too oldwhen traffic lights turn green or if he
to have a top that goes down automatically.stalls.
After struggling several times to put the top
down manually and then stretch the boot overMy husband doesn't think drivers are driving
it,  I  decided Huey qualified as a hard top.respectfully because of Huey's age. He thinks
they're driving defensively because I'm a
Huey is also too old to have automaticblond  driving  an  old  bomb.
windows. When someone taps on the passenger
window, I have to crawl over the gear shiftYes, Huey is old; and yes, it's expensive
to roll it down. Then the tapper feelswhen he has to be fixed. Nevertheless, I'm
embarrassed, but I feel worse. I feel shifty.frequently asked if I want to sell Huey and
I'm flattered - except when it's my husband
Because Huey's original seat belts went onlywho asks.



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