Buy a new friend and sell the old. One is silver and the other green.

For the last 11 years I have had a trusty friend named "The Klostervagon." She is a rare 1996 Honda Accord Wagon that I recently broke 200,000 miles on last month. Over the past year I had invested more than $1300 trying to keep her alive and safe. Although I had hoped to put another 50-100K on her, I saw the writing on the wall and decided it was time to invest in something new. So this past week I sold the 'vagon and picked up a 2011 Honda Insight Hybrid I call the "Silver Bullet". I miss my old trusty friend, but the Silver Bullet is averaging about 50 miles per gallon and fun to drive too.

Just moments before the 200,000 mark

(Notice the check engine light I have been ignoring for quite some time now)

The Klostervagon and family the day before she was sold

My new "Silver Bullet."