There was really nothing wrong with my paid-off car, except for the annoying knock that occurred whenever I hit a pothole a certain way. In hope of solving the problem the local dealership had my car — and I had a loaner – for almost four weeks. But it couldn’t find the cause of the knock even though it contacted the manufacturer who had never heard anything like this before.
In the end the manufacturer, the dealership, and the mechanics all agreed. The knock was not solvable. They all wanted to say it was just a nuisance noise and that it was non-life threatening, but really there was no empirical proof.
And I, the owner of the knocking car, didn’t want to put up with it. So I talked myself into buying a new car without a knock. Without a stick shift too.
I’m not sure why I broke my string of purchasing only stick shift cars, a string of almost fifty years. I’m not sure why I even bought a new car, except that my knocking one was eight years old, I currently had stellar credit, and the terms were zero percent interest on the life of the loan.
So, now I own a white Toyota Camry. It has a bevy of features that have become standard since I purchased my last car, and I suspect I’ll get used to them. But for now, I find the experience boring as there is nothing to do in the driver’s seat because the car does it all.
Congrats! Enjoy!!