My Mother's Escort Service

My Mother's Escort Service

Sold my Mom's car today. Bit of a bittersweet parting... I always had a joke with my Mom that if she was dying, our last trip would be to the Lincoln dealership to get a sweet Mark 8, with term life coverage, fully financed so that when she died I would get a great car in the inheritance. We never got around to that, but I did inherit a 93 Ford Escort. My dad and mom bought the car brand new while they were both alive, healthy and working...so the car has been there thru all the drama since.

Since my mom has been ill, I have been driving it on my days off...it is a good little workhorse of a car...not much to look at or brag about, but a good alternative on the days off, and close to 30 mpg. Pretty much head out of town carefree.

One of my last outings with it months ago resulted in either a blown head gasket or a cracked or warped head. The death knell sounded for the steed. Repairs would be close to the value of the car, so sat she did. This month it was time to sh** or get off the pot...so I put it on the side of the road for sale in as is condition. The tow truck is coming to pick it up.

I will miss the car, and the memory of my mom and dad driving it, but lets face it, you invest in fixing and Escort, it is still an Escort. I guess you cant really polish a turd...it may shine but it is still a turd, LOL!

Now all I have to do is sell my 84 Dodge Ram conversion van and I will officially be in the market for a car. I think my neighbor is buying the van from me this weekend, so we will see.