Farewell, Old Blue

My '87 Accord has been put out to pasture. The old girl gave me 13 months of mobility, but she had too many issues to justify the time and money it would take to get her through another inspection (frame rust, for starters).

Her replacement is a 1994 Mercury Sable wagon that's also got issues, but they're not dealbreakers. And (sorry, Blue), she's much better looking.

I'm still getting used to driving an automatic again and driving something LARGE. Blue's predecessor was a '98 Escort wagon, but this one makes the Escort look puny. Love the space, though, especially now that it's camping season and almost time to help NiiceDuude move. And loving such little details as a gas gauge that works and a dome light that turns on when you open the door. And a lack of leaky sunroof! I was getting really tired of Blue pissing on me every time it rained.

The Mercury is tan/light brown, so I've been referring to her as Big Brown. But I think her given name will be Betty. Brown Betty/Betty Sable, get it?

Now all I need to do is find some bumper stickers. No NiiceLaadyMobile is complete without amusing and subversive bumper stickers.

Pic of Betty to come tomorrow; too dark tonight.