Car Raid

Mrs. Wheeler’s Tico is not exactly her dream car. Well, I do not think that it is anyone’s dream car. It only cost three hundred fifty dollars. The car has a lot of problems. For some reason, she doesn’t want to get some things fixed. She talked about how it does not turn off. Another problem is that it is rusty. It was so sharp that someone actually got hurt. It was also missing some parts. There are even things sticking out of the car. There was, as a matter of a fact, some things she likes about her car.

Her dream car is actually a beetle. She is saving money for a new car. She said that three times it has happened to her that it would not turn off. It is actually weird because most cars have problems turning on. It still works even without the key. What she did was she roamed around. After roaming around, she tried to turn it off again. It worked. She said that she is always scared that it might be in a car accident. She is especially scared when her daughter drives it. Who could blame her? It is so tiny.

The other problems are the rusts and the dents in the car. There was actually tape on it at first. When she took it off, it got worse. She is not exactly planning to get the dents fixed. I am not so sure why. The air-con doesn’t work, so she leaves the windows open which is not so difficult since the windows are stuck. It can not close nor can it open. When Liezel asked her if she ever gets worried that someone might steal something from it, she answered the question by saying, “No one would even go near it.” Just for your curiosity, she does clean it.

The last problems are that there are some things sticking out and some things are missing. I am not exactly sure what is sticking out of her car, but it looked like pieces of a torn rice sack. Her car also has empty cans and all her work-out things in it. Something from the stick was missing, so she added a cloth. When someone asked her what the cardboard boxes are for, she said that it was for oil leakages. She tried making it more presentable by putting air-fresheners in it, but it did not make any difference.

So far, I talked about the problems she had about her car. I mentioned what doesn’t work well, the rust and dents, the things sticking out, and the things missing. These are all the problems. Is there actually something she likes about her car? She loves that she doesn’t have to walk anymore. I guess there is something good you can find in everything, even the worst things.