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So off I went to purchase a car from a dealership.

1999 Ford Escort (4 door) - I never liked this car because I felt like I was swindled into buying it, but I kept it for a couple years anyway. To make myself feel better about the situation I just swore at it under my breath every time I got in. After being sent into bed rest early on in my pregnancy with our first girl, we could no longer afford this car so we decided to get rid of it. My sister borrowed it one last time and returned it with a broken bumper and dragging muffler. I distinctly remember hearing the Alleluia Chorus as it drove away. It could have been the sparks from the muffler connecting with the road, but I thought I saw angels, too.

1984 Honda Civic (4 door) – This was a great little family car we purchased from my sister, who purchased it from our other sister, who purchased it from our Mom. Huh. I just realized that we have had a lot of “family owned” cars. We put $900.00 into fixing and tuning this car so it ran right. Five days after the check cleared, it just stopped working. So there it sat. Next you ask? OK!

1994 Ford Taurus Wagon (4 doors + hatchback) – This car was 'THE' car. I even named it! Willamina Wally Wagon ran so well and she was very roomy. I think I loved it so much because it reminded me of our Wally Wagon from when we were little. That 1979 Station Wagon could fit all of us plus 15 or so of our closest friends. Huge “first class” clothes seats, electric windows, electric seats, and last but not least an 8-track player! Ahh memories.... Anyway, I knew that Willamina was going to be with us forever, I just knew it! Enter Curse. Willamina tried to harm us!!! The driver's side door flew open while driving and wouldn't ever stay shut again. The engine started to overheat and then the a/c went out. We decided to get a new car, and that is when Willamina left us. Can we please have a moment of silence for Willa? *sniff*

2001 Ford Taurus (4 door) - Semi vs Car.

1989 Acura Legend (2 door) - this was my sister's car (see, there it is again!) that we 'babysat' until it sold. Oh baby it was a fun, fast little car! Red with a sunroof and OH so slick! We were sad to see it go.

1986 Nissan Sentra (4 door) – Ok, this car was just funny! You couldn't help but laugh when you drove in the 'bumpity bump' car. We never knew what was wrong with it, but the faster you went, the higher it bounced! If we could see the slightest bump in the road ahead, we went into a frenzy to find something solid to hang onto because we didn't want to bump our heads again! After getting motion sickness one to many times driving to Walmart, it was time to say good bye when the last 'oh crap' handle broke off. Thinking back, that would have been a “sweet ride” in High School.

1993 Mitsubishi Mirage (2 door) - This was my Husband's car that he brought into the marriage. It, by far, lasted the longest. Three months after we got married, the engine blew while in the middle of no where, leave my husband stranded for several hours. It sat at the mechanics for nine months, until we saved up enough for a new engine. The new engine lasted us 3 years. Then, one day, 7 months pregnant with #2, #1 and I were driving to an appointment, and the engine blew out on the freeway. So there we were... in the rain... with no cell phone... and no one stopped. Stranded. This, you will find, tends to happen to us more then the average family! We towed it to the mechanic where the verdict came in rather quickly: We needed another engine. We paid them $35.00 to “take it off our hands.” Oh yes, you read that correctly, we paid them.

1993 Mercury Tracer (4 door) – We borrowed this bad boy from my cousin. We were seriously thinking about making it a permanent member of the Robert's clan, but something about automatic seatbelts made us feel like we were stepping into an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”

1993 Ford Taurus (4 door) – I really feel like we were destined to buy this car just so we could really discover what the word 
L E M O N really meant. Sold it 4 weeks later.

1984 Toyota 4-Runner (2 door) –  This fantastic car will always be near and dear to my heart. I have 4 sisters and all of us had driven it at one time or another. I like to think of it as our “bail me out” vehicle. After numerous trips from Washington to Iowa and Utah, we became the proud owners. Please keep in mind our firm policy for all of our cars is if we can't afford to buy a new car, our current car needs FULL COVERAGE. 

After only a couple mild incidences (brakes going out, blown tire, broke down on the side of the highway... stuff like that) our Roberts Car Curse came back. The car was stolen then promptly found two weeks later. The insurance paid over $4,000 to fix it up, not including the 2 months for a rental car. Well, we didn't even have the car long enough to enjoy the “newly fixed smell” when the car was stolen, AGAIN. Then found, AGAIN. Our insurance company informed us the thefts were “suspiciously close together” and took our comprehensive off, so we switched to Geico! GO GECKO! Three months later, 4-Runner had a mild heart attack and was waiting to be taken off life support. We accepted it and planned the funeral, but another close family member just could not deal with it and paid to fix it.... AGAIN. Then after a couple months of hanging on just to please us... you guessed it... it died. WAIT! I'm not done! It got fixed! AGAIN! Then... died... AGAIN. This time, our beautiful, faithful, manual SUV was done. We listed our gas hog of a sweet ride on Craigslist and it was gone in 24 hours.

1997 Volkswagen Passat (4 door) – If the 4-Runner was sweet, this car was down right SMOKIN'. Deep green, tinted windows, leather interior, sunroof, low miles, V6 engine - LOADED! We bought it from my sister, in mint condition, when they moved to Japan with the Air Force. Oh we were SO lucky to have such a nice car... FINALLY! What's that? The Roberts Car Curse? OH! Ya... almost forgot! With in one month of owning it, the window motors went out. Yes, I said motors, plural. Not one, but TWO! The tinted windows went down, but not back up. Then the a/c went out, but that was Ok! Summer was almost done, anyway! Then perhaps on the coldest day of winter, the heater stopped working. That was ok, too! We just bundled up really well and drove to church, our teeth chattering to the rhythms of Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias. Ya... then it developed a hole in the heater core. Oh, it was pathetic. The poor car was just so sad it's owners had moved to Japan it decided to take its anger and frustration out on us. After Prozac didn't work, we had to say good bye to this baby, also. My sister cried when I called to tell her the news.

2005 Ford Taurus (4 door) - We bought this car after the Passat was admitted. Great car, bad loan. Then my husband broke his foot and was off of work for 3 months. Shorty after that, he decided it was time to grow up and go to College –*Insert HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY song *HERE*. In an effort to cut down on bills, we gave the car back. Money for school doesn't grow on trees, ya know!

Which brings up until a few weeks ago.....

1996 Ford Aspire (2 door) - This has been our only car for the last year. Fantastic gas mileage. We kept it up and took care of this car. PAID OFF!!! GREAT gas mileage. PAID OFF!!! Then.. a few weeks ago, something happen. Something with the transmission / differential was wrong with our  PAID OFF car. For those of you who know cars, you probably already figured out that the transmission costs A LOT of money to fix, and it wasn't worth it anyway.

1985 Subaru GL (4 door) -  The legend of The Beast goes back a long time... before any of us could even pick up a baseball.... ok, well, maybe not THAT far back... a few days ago, actually.  After realizing we couldn't rent a car forever, we bought this car shortly after we started this website, for $400 (beats paying for a rental!), fully knowing that it is driving on borrowed time. It earned the name, "THE BEAST",  after arriving. You can hear it coming for miles around, it's great!! As long as we keep oil in it every other day, don't go up any inclines and remember to lock each door individually, we are good to go! 

**UPDATE**... The Beast... is no longer running. We aren't surprised.   So we went to craigslist, and found a different car... introducing...

1989 Chrysler New Yorker Landau (4 door) -   *sigh*  I don't want to talk about it.

So there you have it, the true story of the 17 cars that have come and gone from our care.

We hope that you have enjoyed reading about

"The Roberts Car Curse."



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