tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post981236963232168624..comments2024-03-08T14:27:48.599-08:00Comments on albertnet: From the Archives - Farewell, ‘84 VolvoDana Alberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13488621586586091954noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post-37398648186052644852010-02-11T12:49:46.746-08:002010-02-11T12:49:46.746-08:00Dana, thanks for this fun trip down memory lane. I...Dana, thanks for this fun trip down memory lane. I would have to admit, I think your Volvo surpassed even the mighty Cor (our Dodge Coronet sedan) in its legendary service and faithfulness to you. <br /><br />In a way, it's a shame that you have moved from the uncertain and exciting cowboy world of the old car to the mundane but consistent world of the reliable new car. You were so good at living that cutting edge life, where your thoughts on a road trip are consumed with whether you'll even make it to your destination, not whether you'll make it in time to beat the rush hour. Or contemplating what you'll do if the latest broken thing acts up, or if your "ultimate set of tools" has everything you need to perform a roadside repair. No one really wants the kind of trial an old car can present in his life, but he sure feels good when he comes out the other end, scathed but alive. I find myself unable to resist shifting "Little Car" (our 87 Toyota) without the clutch, just in case the mechanism should ever fail again. <br /><br />The Volvo was a great car. For example, it's not many a car that two grown men, camping before the Death Ride, who have forgotten sleeping bags, can comfortably sleep in. (If really, really cold is comfortable, that is.) There was more room in the back of that car than in most tents. You probably could have put a futon back there. <br /><br />Anyway, I hope that your new Volvo gives as many decades of service as your old one did!Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470419755805088234noreply@blogger.com