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Show Car trouble - again?! gasoline. Finding ourselves with small children and no money (we were now back in Utah teaching school) we purchased a Volkswagen. It was good on the economy but it didn't like to leave the driveway in the winter and I don't blame it. ' We would probably still have that car except we outgrew it. We went to California in it on vacation a couple of times. We could put the baby in the boot, one child and grandma on the back seat and us in front. It worked out great. Then we got too many kids. About this time four-wheel drives became the bogue so we had a Scout to go along with the family stationwagon. Everyone loved that car except when it was going up steep hills and then the chicken mother and some of the kids got out to walk while dad proudly took it where he wanted to go. A couple of stationwagon's ensued. One we leased from a dealer in an effort to save some money. We finally bought the car because we became so attached to it. That has always been one of the problems. If a car haflservedu, -I feel like I am losing an amT weselht.DoyoufelthatWayWJ The economy car was an eL, save money. Our oldest dauZ always contended that it Wa8 2 only of tin foil and she would 2 dnve it. Now she won't hav, because it is the one thaU demolished two weeks aim Z was right.) m We also have one Km motorcycle, one Honda Cydelj another carcass that wasunak make the one entire Honda. I believe men begin a love afc with cars when they areoldenouid to crawl and push a tiny truck the same time and make y noises with their lips. The Ion affair never ends, it only beom, more pronounced in some na than in others. Personally, if I could ha veal Mustang in perfect condition ! would be happy. Thathasgottol, one of the cutest cars ever mk Now we need a cheap but good looking vehicle for a gradual senior's graduation gift from i proud mom and dad. Do you havi anything in our size? By MARCEIXA WALKKR It is now "car falling apart time" at our house. Two weeks ago when I was wondering how we could get rid of a couple of the extra vehicles we have at our house, our youngest son had an accident that meant a total loss of one car. This helped the problem a little, and fortunately no one was hurt. Next, our family car, the Suburban, began making funny noises, and they were getting worse. The service station shied away from it and suggested a transmission specialist. The transmission specialist listened to it but declined to attempt to drive it because of the noise. He did locate the problem and it only cost $10 for bolts. That saved one ulcer. Next, the little Nova that is my husband's toy, it is a 1963 and he has redone the entire car, began discharging. He says that will probably be an alternator or something like that. At least alternators are cheaper than transmission, I have heard. We have tried several times to sell the old GMC it looks like an old used ambulance to no avail. Actually it is not a bad car but it attracts no one by its looks. We also have a Pinto engine for sale. We also have a nice little blue MG which belongs to one son who might get around to fixing it up someday if he ever has any money. If he is like his folks he will never have any money so why worry about it. Our daughter's car sits there because it has a little problem which no one seems to be able to fix. She can ride to work and school with her dad, so there has not been a problem for her. Does this sound like your life story? When we first got married we had a 1948 Chev and it was nice. Probably a lot better car than most they make nowadays. But it was getting old and we decided to but a little 1954 Ford. That was a darling car and we should have kept it. When we graduated from college and had a job in California, it seemed we were in the chips (first year school teachers made $4,100 per year in California but only $3,800 in Utah) so we bought a 1957 Ford Galaxie and moved to California. It was a beautiful car as you remember but it also loved |