Before I’d moved up to Cootharaba I felt that my car needed some work, possibly on the brakes. I couldn’t afford it. I came down to Brisbane to visit some friends twice during that 9 weeks, but I drove every single kilometer worrying about my car breaking down. It got me here when I moved back, the weekend before last, but the noise seemed louder. It certainly sounded, to me, like brakes.
Last week I’d thought of places I would be going. On Tuesday I went to a trivia club at Logan, on Friday I went to Loganholme (didn’t like that), and yesterday I went to pick up a friend and went to lunch at the Glen, where I’d used to spend time before I moved up to Redcliffe almost two years ago. And on Friday I’d joined the #fightstroke club to raise funds for Stroke Foundation before the Bridge to Brisbane. Yesterday two of my friends agreed to come on the B2B with me, and I would have to pick them up. Even for tomorrow’s trivia night I would have to pick both of them up to get there.
Not “have to”, but have to. Neither of them have a car… and I do.
So this morning, after my tears, I Googled and I found a mechanic only about 2kms from where I live, in Bethania. I drove down there and still felt depressed when I told him I needed the brakes fixed, but I needed to know how much he would charge. He went out and had a quick look at my car – and told me around $120. $120?? Oh wow, yes I have that much, yes I can afford it!! I even have a wee bit more if he has under-quoted, but he sounded so good. S-o-o very good!
I walked home, around 2kms – very good for my preparation for the B2B – and will walk back later this afternoon or tomorrow to pick it up. Yes!
I love my car, I have loved it for the last five years, I will still love it as it still runs. In Redcliffe, the last two years, I’d seen only three or four up there. In Noosa I’d only seen two. Since I moved down here the weekend before last I have seen six. Six in just a week! Two greys, same colour as mine, one blue, one green, one black and one maroon. I’d seen one last night on what seems to be a USA video for a disabled person who unpacks her wheelchair from it. These cars are only small, but they have a lot of leg room!
Chrysler said, on its website: “From its inception in 2000 to its final manufacturing day in 2010, the Chrysler PT Cruiser ran quite the course in its 10 years on the market. The PT Cruiser was one of Chrysler's best selling vehicles of its time and it became quite popular for a variety of reasons.” So there are people here who love their PT Cruiser just as much as I do. I’m sure there are many other owners here who will own theirs for many more years, because, like me, don’t believe PT Cruisers look “old”.
My car will be repaired later today or tomorrow. Right now I am feeling upwards. I am counting on my car to keep improving my mood.
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