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January 20, 2005
12,000 miles
I have had my cute little Ford Focus for just under a year now and I realized that I was sneaking up on the 12,000 mile mark. I had been planning on taking in the car in a few weeks after it had actually reached the mileage that was scribble in black sharpie on that little sticker in the upper right corner of my windshield, 12,374 (or 02/05). My odometer was just passing 11,500 this past week and after doing some calculations I cam to the realization that I would be smack dab in the middle of my road trip to LA when I reached that magic maintenance number. Since it's never a good idea to go on a road trip right before your due for an oil change (I am such a responsible car owner now), I made an appointment for today.
I pulled into the dealership's service center and waited patiently for the service specialist (or whatever they are called) to come over to check my mileage and ensure that I sign the service release form so that they can touch my car without the fear of litigation.
The service guy came over, we'll call him 'Chuck,' and did a double take when he glanced at my odometer.
I looked down as well and laughed. "I guess I timed this pretty good."
12000.
Posted by amanda at January 20, 2005 11:32 AM