There is a great site you should visit called JunkyCarClub.com. It was started by Mike Foster who sold his loaded sports car to buy a 1993 Camry. That way he could give more to help the needs of others.
Today I'm considering joining. Today I realized I give away more than two car payments a month to the church and missions efforts around the world. And this is what I drive:
- 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee (13 years old)
- The onboard computer display doesn't work.
- The interior light covers that you push to turn them on are broken out.
- 170,000 miles.
- CD player doesn't work.
- Radio works FM only, and is picks up 95.1 at 93.5 so whatever the difference is there.
- An odd tire.
- One leather driver seat that can only be adjusted by hooking up my jumper cables to the battery and doing a little MacGyver action.
- No interior panel on the hatch. (Removed because the latch doesn't work so well anymore).
- Antenna doesn't work. (Every time the radio is turned on the motor makes a sound, but the antenna doesn't go up.)
- The intermittent wipers stopped working 4 years ago. Instead I had to turn them to the medium speed and time when I turned them off so they would be in the down position. Yesterday only the high speed works.
- One headlight has been replaced after an accident a couple years ago. It is clear. The other is original it is yellow.
- The door latch doesn't work right because the door started drooping 2
years ago. My father-in-law and I did some customized welding to fix it. Today my door flew open at 25 miles an hour around a curve. The assembly is totally blown out now.
How about you? Any other junkers in the audience?
--Ben
1 comment:
Ben,
You rock! I struggle often with this, but keep giving and realize that Jesus made himself of "no reputation". So, who cares what people think of what I drive.
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