RIP @ 243,887

Facebook Post
March 11, 2017

I parted ways with my beloved 2005 Blue Honda Element and posted this notice on Facebook:

RIP @ 243,887

Responses:

Jodi Amy Awe... The car?

Bridget E Kelly Honda element

Sloane Manning Housten She gave you a good run. Any idea on what you'll get next?

Bridget E Kelly 2014 Honda Civic. I'm driving it.

Hannah Ford A sad day :(

Joey Ferrell I've been following your posts on the car lol, congrats on the new car !

Bridget E Kelly I loved my old, broken down car.

Lucinda Taber Enjoy the new car

Robert Ford What did you get, Bridget?

Bridget E Kelly Honda civic. I looked at a mini-coop but the honda was such a great deal.

Robert Ford I bought a Mazda CX-5 on Friday. I had a feeling that I was about to get hit with a very large service bill for the Volvo, so I traded it in.

Cheri Monaghan West sniff sniff
Bridget E Kelly i did want to cry as I drove away.
Cheri Monaghan West I always cry when it's time for a new car... I get attached!

Jane Asher The car us dead. Long live the car!
Bridget E Kelly it's going to be cleaned up and shipped off to an auction in a foreign country.

Kathy Flatley Bandos

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Bridget E Kelly i surrendered.

Melisa LaBadie That is some impressive mileage.

Bridget E Kelly i wanted to get to 250,000 so I'm a bit disappointed.

Melisa LaBadie Darn

Bridget E Kelly it's going up for auction so it will surpass the 250,000 goal.

Doris Gough Time to cut the cord...

Jacki Budicker VanGorden Impressive. My 2000 Pontiac Montana van is not far behind... Hugs, my dear and post mortum body donation is my own plan as well.

Debbie Green It appears that you handling it all very well. You are becoming so mature.
Bridget E Kelly It was a very, very, very tough day for me. I hated to give up when I was so damn close.

Ginni Outlaw-Buongiovanni Sending love and light ...

Brian Kelly Say it ain't so...

Bridget E Kelly On Friday night, a new sound emerged and it sounded like an exploding pump. I thought it might be time. So I traded it in. The guy who assessed the car told me he thought the car sounded great. He's going to clean it up and sell it in a foreign auction. So the car will probably go another 100,000 miles.

Brian Kelly Have you ever been to Guatemala? Because your car is going there

Bridget E Kelly Forever, I will search for it.

Sam Stein Sorry to hear you missed your goal. I know how goal oriented you are. Plus that was a great car. We need a pic of the new car.

Bridget E Kelly 2014 Honda Civic.

Nicky Fournier I wonder what it was. We were out of town this weekend. Well, let me know if you need help with the Civic.

Bridget E Kelly Nicky Fournier I'm nothing to need help with this car for another five years. there are only 12,000 miles on this car.

Nicky Fournier You'll need brake pads before then, if you drive like I do. Maybe a transmission fluid change. Just keep it in mind. You picked a car that I actually (sort of) know how to work on.

Erica Torregrossa Good luck on your new car.

Katie Uhler time for a subaru.....

Bridget E Kelly I got another honda.

Katie Uhler Can't fault you on that one. They ENDURE... kind of like its driver....

Margaret Mannhaupt Steen I can only hope our 2004 Pathfinder and our 2004 Volvo could reach that kind of mileage!

Michelle DiFidelto Dickerman Enjoy your new car Brig!

Kathryn T Nicolella Maybe this one will go 250,000!
Bridget E Kelly I'll be dead before I put all those miles on this car.
Kathryn T Nicolella You got time.
Bridget E Kelly No, it will take over 12 years on this car. I'll be 74.
Kathryn T Nicolella Yes, but you have until you are 80. Isn't that your plan? Or do I have that wrong.
Bridget E Kelly No, it's 70, 75 and no 80.
Kathryn T Nicolella oh, hope your family gets a good deal when they sell it.
Bridget E Kelly I got $1200 for the blue car.

Kirsten Kollars Too sad.. What about the Mini Cooper?
Bridget E Kelly i got a great deal on a honda civic.

Pamela H. Hoy Wow...that's a good long life!