I remember looking all over Ottawa for you, it was a very specific search. After a test drive we did up the paperwork and I was SO excited! I traded in an old Jeep Grand Cherokee and attempted to drive you home...attempted. Paul was away so it was just the two of us. I had driven the Land Rover but not in the city...the manual transmission thing was sure interesting! It took us 2.5 hours to get home...but by the time we got there I had it!
It was so nice getting 1000km to a tank of fuel...even when the cost of diesel went up to 1.45$!!! You never failed me in the rain, snow, sleet, or freezing rain...always reliable, always warmed up my bum with your heated seats.
We drove all over eastern and southern Ontario...comfort, german engineering, and the sound of a 200 Tdi engine. When it came time for us to drive home to Alberta you still preformed wonderfully...it was a long 3 days.
We battled our first Alberta winter and drove to Jasper a few times...the check engine light came on shortly after one trip. And then it started...the never-ending headache of trying to diagnose the fault. After about a year it was decided your turbo was beginning to fail...but since no oil was being used, the fuel economy stayed the same, and my acceleration was relatively normal we left it alone...2 years later still nothing was going wrong.
So today I left you at the Ford dealership...kind of sad because it's not where you belong. but with over 225000 km on the clock it was time for something newer, bigger, with 4x4...and a sunroof.
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