Rolly
Oct 29, 2011, 2:50 PM
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Farewell old friend. My pickup has gone to that great parking lot in the sky.
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My 14-year old pickup died last Sunday as Nery, Liz and I were retuning from a not very good lunch at a new restaurant in Torreón. Fortunately, if that is the right word, it happened just as we arriving at my house.
An autopsy at the mechanic's shop revealed that an oil pump failure had resulted in massive damage to the engine, irreparable damage, totally fried. Only a new engine (or short block) could put the truck back on the road. The cost for that was way more than I was willing to spend. $15,000 pesos or more. For that kind of money, I could take taxes for the rest of my life and still be bucks ahead.
If I were still driving, I'd be really upset. Since I gave up driving a year ago, I'm OK with losing the truck. I only use it 3 or 4 times a month with someone else driving it for me. I'm still covered for non-taxi transportation because I'm blessed with five good friends who are willing to take me places in their vehicles. No more $$ for gas; no more $$ for insurance. What more can an old man want?
My only regret is that I can't leave the truck to a friend who needs it when I start pushing up daisies.
I had expected to tow the truck to a junk yard, but that turned out to be a rather unattractive deal. I had paid the mechanic $2,000 pesos to do the autopsy. The junk yard offered $2,000 for the truck. BUT they wanted only the metal which meant I would have to remove the tires, seats, glass and upholstery -- not an appealing idea. The mechanic to the rescue. He decided he wanted the remains to strip for parts and was willing to pay $5,000 pesos. So guess where the truck is now. 
Rolly 
(This post was edited by Rolly on Oct 29, 2011, 2:53 PM)
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