Let me briefly tell you the story of the Six Million Dollar Car. In 2004 I was in a tight spot and I knew that I could either live on my own and work a job that was local but had little growth, or spend a little more time in an uncomfortable situation but buy a car that would open up better work opportunity. So I opted for the car. It was an awkward few months, but I was immediately happier about my situation. I found a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire, it had less than 9,000 miles on it, and it was exactly what I needed. Because of its low mileage, I was able to pull a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty agreement, and so I felt happy and secure in knowing that car would be with me a very long time.
And it was. In the course of the life of that car, I replaced every panel excet the roof, all the wheels, the engine ( twice ), the transmission, fuel pump, water, pump, and the alternator. Every single one of these repairs has been done through insurance or warranty ( except for one of the engines ). We could rebuild it, we had the technology, we were able to make it better, faster, stronger.
circa 2012
I love my car. It has been very good to me. I fit into it as though I am a Rigger and it is my bonded vehicle. In the 11 years I have owned it, it has ended up in the neighborhood of 180,000 [rounding] miles. For those keeping score, that is 171,000 over where I purchased it, and almost double the initial warranty. But over the last year or so, cosmetic issues have started to degrade the interior quality of my Six Million Dollar Car, and they have been eating away at it faster than I can fix them. So, this weekend, the Six Million Dollar Car was reincarnated.
circa 2015
As Little Kaiju might say, “BOOM, whaaaaaaaaat.” This is a 2015 Ford Fusion SE, it has 13,800 miles on it. I have a 7 year 100,000 mile warranty. Let’s see if this one can’t do as well as the original, neh?
— Vid