This Side of Town: Clunker Blues

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Clunker Blues

We were at Crown Honda yesterday, said our last good byes to Old Reliable,

and said hello to shiny, sleek youngster up there.

There was much mourning all the way home.

24 comments:

Unknown said...: LOL, I wish I could cry in the backseat of MY new car!

Looks like a nice one...enjoy!; August 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Betsy Banks Adams said...: Congrats, Cherie.... So you all took advantage of the "Cash for Clunkers" program??? I know you'll miss the old one, but you'll love your Honda. We have Toyotas --and wouldn't buy anything else, although Hondas would probably be our next choice.

Hugs,
Betsy; August 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM
HappyK said...: Good luck with the new car!!; August 22, 2009 at 10:44 AM
betchai said...: oh, that picture of M mourning is so cute Che! you are so great in capturing their emotions, and where they can view it sometime and have laughs with it.

congratulations on your new car. I agree, though Khai's car before was pretty good and running, but it's mileage being from old design was not so good that we had to get new one for gas efficiency.; August 22, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Jesusa said...: good for you!; August 22, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Ebie said...: Congratulations to your new Honda. I had 2 Hondas before and they are good and reliable. I hope you availed the program "Cash for Clunkers".
My main blog is here.; August 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM
cherie said...: hello, ms. trudy. i cried in the FRONT! oh, we have fond memories of that Isuzu...

thank you, ms. betsy! we like both! but i want a civic for myself because we already have one large-sized SUV.

thank you, ms. Happyone!

i know, beth, thank you! i didn't want to take his picture with all those tears streaming down his face because i wanted to respect his moment. that dear Isuzu still has pretty good mileage, but the aircon wasn't working well, anymore, and besides, i wanted a compact car in addition to the SUV we already have. thank you again, tita bethsky!

ay, tita grace, kadako na kaluwagan, but we were all sad. aj kept saying, "i don't want to sit here! i want the green car!" so we decided to stop by a store somewhere to divert both boys' attention.; August 22, 2009 at 12:47 PM
cherie said...: we did, ms.ebie. and there were more who weren't able to because they got there too late! we left at 8:30 in the evening, but transactions started around 2. thank you po!; August 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM
•°°• IcyBC •°°• said...: Congratulation on your new car! That's sad that M feels the lost of the old reliable..; August 22, 2009 at 2:01 PM
cherie said...: i know, Icy, and it was largely my fault. he asked what was going to happen to the old car, and i said it was going to the scrappage. later on, when i saw all the tears, i made up a story, i said, 'remember herbie (car in a movie), and how old he was? did he get crushed?' he said, no. i said, 'i don't think they will crush the Isuzu, anak (child/son), i think it will go somewhere and be useful.' he stopped crying then. thank you, Icy!; August 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM
LenoreNeverM♡re said...: Woohoo for your new car!
Thanks for the sweet wish today...

xo*; August 22, 2009 at 3:32 PM
cherie said...: aww, ms. lenore! i'll wish you sweet anytime!!! have a blessed evening!; August 22, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Thistle Cove Farm said...: Well,perhaps you should of kept the cattle guard, you might need it when you visit the farm. Frequently we're late for town appointments because of cattle, horse and sheep drives. -smile-; August 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM
cherie said...: ahahah, ms. sandy! we'll make do, God knows we've been through worse!lol!; August 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Deb Murphree/Alabama Politics said...: ROFLAMO...omg...Cherie...I made a post this morning about Cash for Clunkers, and then just caught this post as I scrolled down after coming back to your site. I truly wanted to participate in this program also, BUT my car's mpg missed it by 3 miles. I supposedly get 21 mpg, while the limit is 18. Good grief, right? lol...I'm waiting for another program to come up.; August 23, 2009 at 4:45 AM
buday said...: Hahaha! NagLUKSA an batit.; August 23, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Jennifer-Eighty MPH Mom said...: OMG - your new beauty is absolutely gorgeous!!! You can't go wrong with a Honda - and boy is that one sleek!

Congrats!; August 23, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Scarlet said...: Mourning for what?? Lucky you!! :) If only my Saturdays were this sad...; August 23, 2009 at 9:19 AM
cherie said...: badaw, contest sinda na magmanghud! thank you, melodie!

thnaks, speedy momma! we love hondas, too!

haha! funny one, scarlet!!lol!; August 23, 2009 at 11:41 AM
cherie said...: ms. debmurphree! can't nelieve i skipped your comment, haha! sorru about that! well, we qualified at 16, but still had to wait for more thatn 6 hours! all that paperwork, and all those people! whew! we got the very last one , a brown civic, which my husband isn't so thrilled about, but brown or nothing! i'm thinking there might be another program out there for you! hugs!; August 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM
ladyviral said...: Aww... it is always sad to watch somethiing that have been with us for so long and dear to us go.; August 23, 2009 at 6:57 PM
cherie said...: it is, LV. thanks for coming by!; August 23, 2009 at 8:47 PM
sunnymama said...: Aww! Hope you are recovered from your clunker blues!; August 24, 2009 at 6:48 PM
cherie said...: thank you, sunny mama! the boys seem to have recovered well by now!; August 26, 2009 at 12:58 AM