The most traumatic day of our lives

Today we lost a true friend. A stalwart performer in the arenas of beauty and grace. Yes today was the day we had to wave goodbye to Yvonne.

She had been in the fixer on and off for about three weeks and it reached the point where she was becoming a little dangerous to drive. There was one notable occasion where Rach was driving her through the busy streets of Fitzroy at night when everything cut out. And everything means everything; the engine, the brake lights, the headlights, the hazard lights, even the clock. Luckily Alex was right behind her in another vehicle so there was no chance of a pile up. Sadly two days ago we had to make a heart wrenching choice and decided that there was very little point in wasting good money, attempting to fix her and decided to throw in the towel. This was sad on two levels as not only have we had to say goodbye to a loving companion it also means that we’ve gotten rid of our transport for travelling in Australia and so will have to very quickly find another way to do it.

So today, with heavy hearts, we wheeled her out onto the road and dialled the scrappers number. We watched with tears heavy in our eyes as she was strapped to the truck and as she was pulled off, her wheels turning for one last time we said a couple of words;

In her memory here is a few pictures of the short time we shared with her.

Rex’s Rules of the Road

• There will never be another car as special as Yvonne.

• Cars are people too!