Emotional Attachments to Vehicles

dave11

My then fiancee's car's engine had seen better days. This was one week before we were married. I didn't want her stranded if it broke down, so I told her to take the Z, and I would drive her car. She said "What if I have an accident?" I told her it was insured. Sure enough - she did have an accident. She ran over an open manhole cover, the car was spun to the left, and she was center punched on the right side. The car then spun around again and over a curb and into a building. The doctor asked her what kind of car she was driving. When she told him, he said it saved her life because the lower center of gravity kept the car from flipping but instead it spun.

That is why I said my first Z gave it's life for my wife's. This happened over three decades ago. This is why we have a fond spot in our hearts for Zs. This is why even though we are retired and well into our 70s we bought a new Z.

Fuzzzy

Lucky indeed! Thanks for sharing.

A young woman hit an open manhole near here a few years ago and was killed. I don't recall the exact car she was driving, but I remember thinking at the time that it was a very common and vanilla automobile. The saddest part about her death was that a couple of motorists had called to report the cover was off; one had his call passed around by several departments in what looked like an effort to avoid work and responsibility. Lawsuits are still in progress.