“Touch me. It’s so easy to leave me.”
yesterday was an end of an era and i wasn’t there to experience it. i was, instead working, while this event took place and when i came home from work it was gone. the era which i am referring to is the 10 year and 2 month relationship i had with my 1988 Honda Accord Coupe. it is officially no more.
it actually ended four months ago when i bought my 2006 Civic Coupe. however, while i was driving my new car i was trying to think of what to do with the Accord. i knew that i wanted to donate it but i wasn’t sure to whom or to what organization. so the Accord just sat on the street waiting for me to decide what to do with it. when i got back from Peru, i knew that whichever way the donation went the proceeds or the tax right-off amount will go to the mission in Peru. the Accord wasn’t worth much. with the fact that it would cost more to fix the compressor and front suspension than its value (which is around $1000), i wasn’t expecting a lot. in fact i would feel rather guilty to sell it for more than a couple hundred dollars since the buyer would have to sink more into it to repair it. so i decided to drive it to the the local Pick-N-Pull. Continue reading