Crunch

That's my '97 Altima after I got rear-ended a few weeks ago. I had that car since August 1999; nearly 10 years that car was with me. It's seen me through a lot. I recall taking it over the Mid-Hudson bridge daily on my commute through Poughkeepsie to get to my job at the home for people with developmental disabilities. It took my to various people's homes in Ulster County when I was a Family Educator, and then it was my ride to Albany in 2003.

Before I got crunched it had just reached 202,000 miles and was still going strong... despite that the driver side lock didn't work, there was no visor for the driver, among a number of other quirks it started to accumulate.

So, as you may guess it was "totalled" even though I drove it from the scene of the accident and the engine was working just fine.

I have to say, I did shed a few tears to see my car have to get totalled - and to not have it anymore.

Yet, my man and I were able to get a great new car, a 2008 Honda Fit. See:


We like her lots. She's fun to drive and is lots more comfortable than my old Altima had become. And, over the last two tanks of gas we've averaged 30 mpg... not bad for pretty much all city driving.