So Long Malibu

That time we ran out of gas:)

We said goodbye to my good 'ole green Chevy Malibu a few nights ago. Actually it was me saying "goodbye" and Derek saying "good riddance". When we traded her in I felt like I was betraying the mild tempered little car. I promised myself I'd drive her till she didn't run anymore (thinking we'd make it to at least 200,000 miles). The time inconveniently came sooner than later (147,000 miles). We have memories together. Never mind that most of them involve blue and red flashing lights in the rear view mirror....she liked to go a little too fast and I had to reprimand her for such behavior. Ms. Malibu hit a deer on the back roads one time, nearly giving me a heart attack and giving her a new fender. She also rear ended a brand new car going down the ICC hill on one rainy day. The air conditioner gave out in the dog days of summer one July...it was that summer that I took summer classes at ICC North Campus. It was a long, sweaty drive until that got fixed. Lets not forget the big old dent in the drivers side door from that Brink's trunk. After getting that dent I couldn't roll down my driver's side window anymore which made going through drive-thru's a complete joy. The body of the car was dinged up, dented up, but she drove on.....until one fateful winter day when her fuel pump (or something) went bad leaving me stranded on War Memorial during rush hour. That wasn't our fondest memory together. Alas we got her fixed and drove on we did until recently the head gasket blew and it was no longer worth it to put any more $$'s into her. So she's gone and we have a Ford 500 (never thought I'd drive a Ford), but the heated seats sure are nice! Still there was something freeing about driving my Malibu....it had enough dents that I was never worried about acquiring another. I said a lot of prayers while commuting back and forth to work and school in that car. I cried some too while driving her (cars are the best place to have a good cry right?!) Alas she probably went to some auction (thank you Derek for that bit of sad information). So long Malibu!
So what was your first car and fondest memory of it?