I never bought my own
car. I never picked one out all by myself. When I was married, my spouse would
pick out the car, color, interior and whatever else he wanted in the car. But
this time, after I drove my Ford Explorer on its final journey and the mileage
read over 114,000 miles – the car finally gave out and I finally decided it was
time to replace it.
I looked at car ads and
then went on the computer and finally decided on a Ford Escape. I have driven a
Ford and they never caused me problems. I still have my 1999 Ford Mustang, a
car which I love. But now, I needed a car that could handle the Pennsylvanian
winters. I needed and wanted a sturdy SUV but not a big one, and I wanted
4-Wheel Drive, with heated seats!
That night I went to
the Ford Dealer with one of my sons. We sat there and looked at two of the Ford
Escapes in the brochure. We both liked what we saw, and decided that the Escape
Titanium was the model to go with.
Three days later, I
went back up to the Ford Dealership with another son to work out the financial
deal, on a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium model. When we parked our car, right
outside the showroom door was the brand new Ford Escape, waiting for me. The
Impact Blue color that I had chosen was washed and shiny, under the warm
January sun.
We made our sales pitch
and all agreed on a price, I signed all the necessary papers, paid for the car,
and I drove it home. This was the first car that I bought for myself! I felt
like a grown up for the first time in my life. This is a car that I will value
more than any other, well with the exception of my green Mustang, Longstreet!
And no…I have no name for my Ford Escape.
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