Robyn’s car is dead.<\/p>\n
It all started back in June. Robyn met a friend for dinner one evening and her car would not start when she left the restaurant. She got the car towed and our friends at Vespia looked at it the next day. Turns out that the remote car starter that we had had installed about a year before was on the blink and was not allowing the car to start. The shop recommended that it be removed or disabled, so we went with that and the car seemed to be fine.<\/p>\n
I took the car to the airport for my trip to Raleigh on the day Robyn was admitted to the hospital last year. She had mentioned that it was doing something weird – seemd to be slipping out of gear while driving. I did feel a little strange behavior at the airport, however, it was a few weeks before we got the car checked out due to my having to fly back home that night and the ensuing bed-rest for Robyn. Once we finally got it there, our favorite shop took a look and did some “adjustments” to the shifter and “shift sensor” at the time and when we got it back, the car seemed fine. Then one night, I took the car to Quik Check and I was unable to start the car. After playing around with the shifter for a while, I realized that, although the car indicated it was in park, it really wasn’t. Subtle jiggling fixed the problem and I was able to get home. Another trip to Vespia, another adjustment and we were good to go.<\/p>\n
Then the babies came and the car sat…and sat…and sat. I did start it up once every few weeks, but it was a while before I drove it. When I finally did, the gear selector was very difficult to move. I was able to drive it a couple of times, but then the selector seemed to freeze and I managed to park the car in our yard. It sat there until a couple of weeks ago. We decided it was time to move the thing and get it checked out. We had it towed and Vespia called with the bad news – transmission problem!<\/p>\n
Knowing the car was not worth a new transmission, we decided that we would donate the car to a charity and at least get a tax write off.<\/p>\n
Today was the day that the car was being picked up. Robyn had gone to clean it out earlier in the week and I went this morning to get the plates and drop off the title. It’s always sad seeing your car emptied of your personal belongings and the things that make it yours. It somehow looked small and sad sitting there in the parking lot. Goodbye Sephia….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Robyn’s car is dead. It all started back in June. Robyn met a friend for dinner one evening and her car would not start when she left the restaurant. She got the car towed and our friends at Vespia looked … Continue reading