Goodbye Ol' Blue

After 19 years of faithful service in my family, it was finally time to say goodbye to Ol' Blue yesterday. Although it only managed to accumulate 68,000 miles in its long lifespan, Blue's age showed itself more and more this year, and finally the bills and repair estimates became more than the car was worth. This car got me back and forth to school in San Jose many, many times and held up well on its 4,000+ mile journey to Brownsville and back. But as of yesterday, Blue was retired from the family service and now belongs to the good people at Folsom Lake Dodge.

Ol' Blue back in some of its better days in Brownsville.
On the flip side of the story, I am now the proud owner of a brand new 2007 Dodge Dakota pickup that Folsom Lake Dodge had at a really good price in order to make room for the 2008 models. This truck is certainly bigger than what I originally had in mind, and I never imagined I would be able to afford a new vehicle, but with the special deal going on this weekend, this truck turned out to be very close to the price of most of the used ones I had looked into. The newcomer still does not have a name yet, but here are some photos to show what she looks like:

So I guess the story turned out to be a happy one after all. At least I know there is another Ol' Blue still driving through the streets of Brownsville and hopefully will continue to do so for a long time to come. By the way, any thoughts on a name?

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