It's been five years since I first saw your racing stripes and picked you up in Georgetown. Our first car Ruby was unsafe and dying and you were so pretty and what we hoped would be safe.
It seems like yesterday when after only two weeks of owning you I had you towed because a pulley system under the belt in the engine broke, a common thing in Ford Focus' we later learned. So many fun stories happened with you. Like that time we took you to the drive in and worried the battery wouldn't last so we kept turning you on and off, pissing off the other movie watchers. Or that time I decided to reward you with new winter tires but left them on for over two years.
Lets not forget the time Hillary, Becky and I drove to Orangeville with you and you decided to have a hissy fit and explode in the drive threw of a McDonalds. At least we got to meet that scary looking tow truck driver, an introduction we would never have had had it not been for you.
You remember Becky, that wasn't the only time when she was in the car and you went ape shit and had to be towed. For a while I thought you didn't like gingers but no, I think you just didn't like me. The next time you were towed was in Oshawa, when visiting Becky, that you decided after making the whole trip there on a Sunday evening that you just wouldn't start again. After getting you towed for the third time to a ford dealership in Oshawa where I had to miss a day of work I learned your ignition broke, again another common thing in Ford Focus'.
Lets not forget the time I locked the keys in you while you were still running in a parking lot on Canada Day last year. That was an absolute blast. Don't even get me started with all the upkeep it took to keep you pretty and happy. New coolant fluid piping, new engine mounts, more coolant fluid pipping, new brake pads, new battery, more piping etc etc. This list is endless.
I think my absolute favourite was early this year when your battery died in -40°C, and I got you towed for what I thought was gonna be the last time. How wrong I was. No it wasn't until two weeks ago when travelling to Oakville that your coolant temperature skyrocketed and we took you to the mechanic again to replace more piping.
The next day when driving you up the steep ramp in our underground parking you decided enough was enough and turned off and rolled back down. After spending lots of money fixing you up the day before and getting you towed for the fifth and final time, Richard and I had had enough. We just couldn't keep you anymore. We learned that we just weren't the right people to see you to the very end.
Sookie thank you for keeping me alive these last five years. You will remain in our thoughts and we hope you find new owners who can take better care of you and have deeper pockets.
All our love,
Richard and Paula
Dear Lola,
You beautiful amazing girl you. You are Richard and my very first NEW car. We had one of your great Aunt's as our very first car. Her name was Ruby, and she was a 1999 Toyota Corolla, but she was mistreated by horrible Muggles who didn't take good care of her. By the time we got her it was too late to give her the care and love she deserved, and she was so depressed. But like any good car she tried her best to keep going and did her job of also keeping us alive. Despite not having AC or a gas tank that worked. Or even doors that unlocked properly.She was once even paved around in a parking lot at a construction site. But that's enough about her. Lets talk about you.
You are a breath of fresh air, literally. You're our first car with properly working AC and heat. Your interior is soft and clean and you have no marks on you. You smell AMAZING, and you're exterior is something other cars and Muggles alike envy. Your sound system is stellar and we already know your a bad ass rocker at heart. You warn me of upcoming cars with your intelligent back up camera, and your LED lights that allow me to see in the dark without putting on my high beams. Even after only three days of being with you, I can already tell our love story is going to epic. Herbie the Love Bug will have nothing on us.
Here are my promises to you, I will always keep you well fed with only the best Regular Gasoline, and keep all other liquids full to bursting. I will keep your interior shiny and dust free. There will be no garbage left in you at the end of every day. I will get your regular check ups at the appropriate intervals as told to me by the stickers on the front windshield. And I will keep your windows clean from bugs when ever I can. I will encourage you when I feel like you need it. For example when we are going up large hills or through deep puddles. In the winter I will do my best to keep you clean from ice and keep safe distances from other cars around you.
My request to you, is please let me know in advance when something is wrong. I don't want to subject you or I with the embarrassment of meeting new tow truck drivers. And please please do your absolute best to keep myself and other passengers safe and arrive at our destination.
Love you Lola Corolla,
Richard (the owner) and Paula (the master).
