I tell you my van hates me.......

Its time for a trade in I decided roughly a month ago when the driver's side door handle broke. Still opens from the inside which is good considering that the passenger's side does neither anymore. Have I mentioned I own a piece of crap van? We've had the van since 2001, its a 1995 chevy lumina van. Or as the back end now says hevy umin. Think this but in white.


Roughly in 2002 the passenger handle broke but could still be opened from the inside. My hubby fixed it for roughly a month and then it was only ot be opened from the inside again. Now you may think thats not enough to have a vehicle hate you - theres more. Christmas eve 2003 driving to home for parties that night we get to literally within a mile from my in-laws, turn onto the street and have to pull to the side of the road because my (I can't remember which it was but I think its this one) driveshaft on the passenger side went. Luckily we got the part that afternoon before the store closed But were late to the party as we had to borrow a vehicle to get there.

Christmas 2004 blew a spark plug or two. Driving both vehicles to Lansing and hubby was ahead of me when I hear a ticking noise and am having trouble accelerating. So I get in far right lane to pull over if I have too and sure enough the ticking becomes a pop. We get part, get it fixed on side of road and on our way in 40 minutes. Only to find out later that I actually blew another one when a good friend was replacing the wires and the rest of the plugs for me. Replaced the battery at least once in the mean time here.

Feburary 2005 front tireS go flat while driving my boss home. Find out that when the spare houseing rusted out and the spare fell out from under my van that a few rocks lodged themselves in the tire. Making it useless. May 2005 the slight chip in my windshield is now a crack across and needs to be repaired. Also had a power steering leak.

2006 - Drivers side window won't roll down any more - motor died; November a drunk walks through my yard and falls against the driver side view mirror - breaking the backing off it; replaced battery again; and over the summer my ac went.

2007 - My new windshield (from 2005) is now leaking at the caulk - causing my steering wheel column to get soaked after a good rain storm; now have a leak in the radiator hose; driver's side door handle breaks. And lastly in the most recent crap my van has given me - I blew the water gasket and ribboned my drive belt getting to a place to park. That was this past Sunday.