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I didn`t want to write about my Metallicar anymore so I wouldn`t bore you to death with it but a lot of you have come up to see me to check up on her.
So here goes.
Why wasn`t I at school with it lately ?
Why am I only using it on weekends you asked ?
It`s very simple.
My car went through open heart surgery.
Right before my eyes , in my garage.
What a sight.
Pierre and I learned a lot about mechanics thanks to Kevin Marcotte ( yes Joelle`s brother who was also in Intensive).
Kevin will graduate next year in - you guessed it- auto mechanics.
Kevin bought his first car at the age of 11 ( I swear this is true ) so he could fix it with his uncle.
His family owns 2 vintage Camaros and Kevin has been under a hood since he can remember.
I call Kevin the CAR WHISPERER.
This is an art, a science, surgery I tell you.
It`s in his blood or it`s just in him period.
He`s a perfectionist and looooves my car.
I wouldn`t let JUST anyone touch my car, but Kevin can.
And it`s great to know that the money I pay him mostly goes on mechanic tools ( very expensive ) he needs to do his craft.
He`s presently working on his own project : a vintage pick- up truck that could race a jet.
He gives us lots of advice on the car which we abide to religiously.

After weeks of working on the motor : new gaskets, spiffed up motorheads etc, she was ready.
So we thought.
But keep in mind this is a 1973- do the math : 35 years old this year.
After a road test, she wouldn`t shift - change gears
She didn`t do that before. Hmmmm.
Problem - solving becomes a hobby when you own a vintage car.
Try this, try that and a test drive.
Do some research, talk to your mechanics, test drive .
See your mechanics at the garage, hold your breath, cross your fingers, pay- go for a test drive.
Eureka !
She`s ready.
You should have seen Kevin`s face when pierre started her up in the garage !
It was a million dollar smile of satisfaction .
But it`s raining, Kevin says NEVER to take her out for a spin when it rains !
Let`s make an exception, we`ve been waiting 8 months, then she`ll never feel the rain EVER promised.
And it`s pure bliss.
Satisfaction, reward`after 8 loooong months.
She`s purring under the hood and so was I, I swear.

So that ladies and germs, is the update on the Metallicar.
And the good news is that the weather forecast for the rest of the week is sunny and warm.
Perfect weather to go for a ride or to go to work with it.
It`s sunny and warm in my heart too let me tell ya.
Was it worth the 8 months of longing ?
Darn straight, it makes you appreciate her much more.
You recognize her old sounds and creaks and on the lookout for any other strange noises.
Why take drugs when you can drive a Mustang ?
Being high on just plain living and driving is good enough for me.

On that, I`ll go meet Pierre in the garage so we can sigh in chorus.
Tata,
No rest for the wicked.

Annie xx

V8 motor 302 : not a jet but just enough juice for mom and dad with their kids.

Kevin and his apprentice Pierre working hard on his children`s inheritance !
Kevin, the Car Whisperer.

Almost ready for the test drive......Pretty soon she`ll purrrrrrrrr like a kitten.

Thanks Kevin for the great work. You`re her favorite mechanic. It was a joy having you around.

Thanks for the mechanics 101 classes.