Goodbye Jetta… we had some good times.
From about age 12 I have wanted a Jetta, any Jetta any color any age. Finally about 12 years later, it was so. And, since many dreams end as nightmares, thus is the story of my life! Our 3 year old Jetta decided to dump it’s transmission one random morning, last Wednesday to be exact. So we had it towed and discovered that indeed the transmission was no more. We just paid the car off about two months ago, of course! Now this fix would cost more than the car is worth. We also dumped a grand in it about 2 weeks ago for new calipers & hoses. Go figure! In short, we now have a very expensive -but ever so cute- lawn ornament. Perhaps all this news should have devistated me at least for a moment or two, but it didn’t. No, we weren’t prepared for this sort of expense but yea, that’s what it’s all about. Plus, we weren’t ready for a $18,000 septic system, but it worked out. Of course. Hey Jetta, remember the time…
So anyways, the most important part of this incident is of course the lesson learned. Literally moments before the car place called with teh “bad news” I had read a new blog from the missionaries in Sudan. I read of dying babies & of a 7 year old girl who used her last ounce of strength to wrap her malnourished arms around the missionary then took her last breath. The blog struck such a chord in me, they always do & they always put my life in perspective. So when the car place called, it hardly phased me at all. Instead my mind has been in Sudan since that last blog & it really get’s me thinking about lots of things. We are so fortunate that our business is blessed, that we realize God’s plan & then when things like this happen, it’s really just a lesson & not a devastation. What I have learned from this has been worth every penny this ordeal will “cost” us.
So, here’s the really big perk to it all. Unfortunately, our second car also isn’t running so we had it towed too. In the mean time, we needed a loaner car. Since my family happens to be frugal, they of course had one on hand. Let me tell you, it’s a sweet sweet ride. As I like to say, you hold on to a car this cherry, kind of like your suitecase…. see below.
Yes indeed, my grandpa bought this car in 78′ yet it only has 55k miles on it- the Jetta has 75k! Sheesh! And yes, I can only assume that God had a little lesson of humility in this for me as well! However, I think I’ll stick to this look:
One thing is for sure, we look very very hot in that car. Who wouldn’t?