After six months and thousands of dollars, Joe at Mazda said what my mechanic wouldn’t, “You have to cut your losses with this car.” I immediately launched into the seven stages of grief.
- Shock – There’s NOTHING you can do???
- Denial – No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
- Anger – My mechanic’s name has been changed…Bob, that bleep, bleep, mother bleeping bleep, bleep, bleep! I’ve been riding a bleeping bike for six bleeping months!
- Bargaining – Could I drive it just a little longer? It only stalls when stopped.
- Guilt – Why didn’t I bring you into the dealer? Why? Why? Why?
- Depression – No words just sobbing.
- Acceptance – Buying a new car.
Here’s John transferring the contents of the wagon into the new car…sniffle, sniffle. 
