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Saying Goodbye To Betsy!

It has been a tough week as I have been saying my final farewells to Betsy, who was my first car that I bought in Germany. She has served me well all these years, except the times she broke down of course.

In the winter time she didn't like the cold, so I needed to jump start her with the cables. But once she started again, she was doing just fine. These days she is more reliable than ever.

I've always known that cars were special and could talk since watching Knight Rider as a boy and Kit was super cool. Therefore, I always try to talk to Betsy and see how she is doing so that she doesn't get in a bad mood or anything.

I think Betsy is still upset with my wife after she refuses to drive Betsy anymore after the last time she broke down and said she wasn't reliable anymore. Betsy took that hard, but I reassured her that I will drive her still and she is staying with us.

I quite often take Betsy to the car wash to polish her up nice and clean. I also enjoy to clean her inside to keep her in good shape.

In order to keep Betsy in good shape, I also bought the Haynes manual for her so I could do most of the service myself. It was fun to buy the parts and fit them all yourself. At least I know that it was done correctly and Betsy would be in good shape.

Sometimes when Betsy broke down, the manual was helpful to look what to do, but really I needed a ODB2 reader which could speak Betsy's computer language and it would sometimes give me some messages that I could try and decypher what was wrong. Sometimes I still needed my local mechanic as what causes the issue isn't always clear.

It is with a heavy heart that after nearly 8 years I part with Betsy after we have been through so much together. I remember the time I changed her battery which gave her a fresh lease of life. I always like topping up her water levels so that she could clean the windows. She always stayed cool and didn't need much coolant either.

We have travelled together everywhere me and Betsy and it must be nearly 200k kilometeres together across europe. Whilst other owners of Opel cars complained of unreliability and swapping to a BMW or Mercedes, I stuck with Betsy, I knew she wouldn't leave me stranded and so it was true, she didn't. She did chew through a few spare parts and cost a little in maintenance, but she was always there for me as cheap and reliable run around.

But now the time has finally come that I need to say goodbye and it is much harder than I thought. Betsy I will miss you and the new owner says you will have a good owner once you have been exported from Germany to a new promised land, probably somewhere warmer too.

Take care Dear Betsy!

Thanks for reading!

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@tengolotodo(78)· 841d
Oh no you sending Betsy somewhere warm! I had she does not get sunstroke.
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@drlobes(72)· 841d
Bye bye Betsy! 😓
@incublus(79)· 842d
Oh man! You should ask my dad about that. He loves his cars so much but he also loves buying new cars lol. He has a hard time leaving but he gets used to his new car quickly, I hope it will be the same for you.
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@qwerrie(78)· 842d
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@bozz(83)· 842d
When I was down in Ohio a couple of weeks ago I took a ride with my niece in our old car that we sold to her. It definitely made me miss it more than I had.
@ph1102(79)· 842d
My first car in Spain was the Opel Astra 1.6 from 2001, a sedan version... That was the only time bought an older car than I had (Skoda Fabia 2003), but I liked it a lot and the trunk was huge!! When I was moving from one to another apartment, I used it to transport all our things... As we just moved to Spain and had to "re-allocate" to another apartment, we didn't have too many things, but I did do 6-7 trips with a car full of things...

But, in the end, I have to say that I wasn't too happy with its performance... It broke many times, and in the end, it had a huge problem with the engine, so I almost gave it away as it was worthless... 😞

Did you already found a replacement for your Betsy?
@thebighigg(78)· 842d
It's hard to part with a car sometimes, I know that feeling all to well!
@tibfox(74)· 842d
May Betsy find a new owner, friend and family member in her old days. Cars for me have more raw-practical value so I am not the person who give them a wash often to be honest. But this week will be the week (thanks to your post) and I will remember Betsy and your story while giving my friend some new wipers and a good rub :)
@beeber(73)· 842d
I feel with you and Betsy 😘 as I always drove my Cars over many many years until there was simply no way to keep them, so I really understand. Bon voyage Betsy!
@josediccus(83)· 842d
The attachment is often real especially if you've spent a long time owning the car. It still looks solid in my opinion, like you said, it's probably time to let it go..
@miprimerconcurso(72)· 842d
Hello @mypathtofire I am sorry that you have to let "Betsy" go, without a doubt you will miss her a lot for everything you have experienced with her.
@seckorama(78)· 842d
Yes, once you get used to one car, it's hard to switch to something else. I have driven my Peugeot 307break for over 450 thousand kilometers, with very few breakdowns, almost none. Well, it is now twenty-one years old and registered until October. I don't know what I'm going to do with it because it's not worth anything. The bodywork is pretty rusty, but the engine and everything else work like clockwork.
@duskobgd(75)· 842d
I don't know how old you are Betsi, but from Germany it will 100% go south, probably to Bulgaria, Montenegro or Serbia 😁

Your whole post reminded me of my ex Suzy (that's how I beat my Suzuki). when we said goodbye to her, also after 8 years but only 110,000 km, there were emotions on our part.
@jlufer(81)· 842d
Hello dear friend @mypathtofire good morning I understand what you are going through, it is incredible how one falls in love with the cars they have, I have had several and it has happened to me like you of not wanting to let them go. Goodbye Betsy, Thank you for your service.
@ahmedhayat(70)· 842d
Well, someone who changes their car from time to time can't relate to this but I can understand your attachment with Betsy as you took a lot of care of her.

But everything has to leave one day, sad part. :(

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@maxwellmarcusart(80)· 842d
Goodbye to Betsy. Well, I think nothing last forever and she has served her purpose very well. Now it is time to fudge a new life without her while she probably travels abroad to meet her new owner😊
@chaosmagic23(69)· 842d
Poor Betsy... RIP Funny how cars and motorbikes become family members and get names. One of our cars got the name Goliath and our motorbike is called Eleanor.

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