Prelude85
08-12-2007, 12:35 AM
My 83 Toyota Wagon 4wd has been the most trusted vehicle we've owned for many years now. There have always been little things here and there but it was always a sure thing that it'll get you where you needed to go. I trusted this damn car more than any other car we own!! And it's our oldest and highest mileaged car at 245k miles.
My Honda has been acting up these past few days because of the carburetors again. So i had to take the trusty Toyota. No problem. I'm driving down the road enjoying the different experience of driving another car besides my Honda. The car starts to choke a bit, and i don't hear the engine responding to my foot. I shift lower to see if it helps. I'm slowing down then all the lights turn on, she died. . .
I rolled into a quiet neighborhood and try to crank the engine. It turns and turns, but doesn't catch. What can it be? I lift the hood, there isn't much to see end everything is intact. Then it hit me, the one thing that I've been meaning to check for some time now. . .Timing belt. . .
It has been a very sad night. For over 5 years this car has taken us everywhere. I never worried that she'd let me down. Clean the battery terminals once in awhile and i knew i was good to go whenever i needed another car to get the job done. We've gotten ahold of about 4 new cars since we got the Toyota, each newer than the last and i never trusted any of them as much!!
Right now my trusted Toyota sits in some neighborhood. . .it's an upper class area so she looks way outta place. I hope she'll be there tomorrow!!
Here's a nice shot of her for those who don't know what i'm talkin bout!
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/485/prelude022qy0.jpg
My Honda has been acting up these past few days because of the carburetors again. So i had to take the trusty Toyota. No problem. I'm driving down the road enjoying the different experience of driving another car besides my Honda. The car starts to choke a bit, and i don't hear the engine responding to my foot. I shift lower to see if it helps. I'm slowing down then all the lights turn on, she died. . .
I rolled into a quiet neighborhood and try to crank the engine. It turns and turns, but doesn't catch. What can it be? I lift the hood, there isn't much to see end everything is intact. Then it hit me, the one thing that I've been meaning to check for some time now. . .Timing belt. . .
It has been a very sad night. For over 5 years this car has taken us everywhere. I never worried that she'd let me down. Clean the battery terminals once in awhile and i knew i was good to go whenever i needed another car to get the job done. We've gotten ahold of about 4 new cars since we got the Toyota, each newer than the last and i never trusted any of them as much!!
Right now my trusted Toyota sits in some neighborhood. . .it's an upper class area so she looks way outta place. I hope she'll be there tomorrow!!
Here's a nice shot of her for those who don't know what i'm talkin bout!
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/485/prelude022qy0.jpg