As Americans, not only do we love and cherish our vehicles, but we often take them for granted. We are shocked when we walk out our front door one morning and find that our battery died or we somehow got a flat tire during the night. Most of us don’t even like to travel without the convenience of a rental car on the other end. To most of us, a car means freedom.
From the moment we held that precious driver’s licence in our hot little hands, we felt FREE! Freedom from our parents and freedom to roam. We tend to think of driving as a right instead of the privilege that it truly represents. Ultimately, however, driving is how we are able to earn a living and so much more.
How having a reliable car makes life easier:
We can make it to work on time every day. We can get our kids to school on time every day. We don’t have to worry about how we can come up with the money to fix our vehicles every day.
We can easily get to the bank, the grocery store, the park, play dates every day. We don’t have to be on high alert wondering if we are going to make it to where we need to be every day.
The stress, alone, of having to constantly worry about the expense of an unreliable vehicle along with wondering if we will make it home today is enough to bring a person down. When we have a car that we don’t have to worry about, we sleep better at night and are less likely to snap at our children for the small things. Think about a time in your life when you needed your car and in some way or another, it wasn’t there for you. That didn’t feel good, did it?
Everyone needs reliable transportation. It’s a part of life in our world today. Without it, it is difficult to do some of the most basic of daily-living needs. When you consider how difficult life is without a reliable vehicle, you’ll begin to understand what life has been like for many of the Paradise Fires victims as well as many other families in need.
Here’s a brief story about the cars pictured above and how they are making the difference for one local family: “The Kinsey family acquired its second Cars2ndChance vehicle on April 5, 2019, a 1999 Mustang V6 Coupe. The Kinsey’s first Cars2ndChance vehicle was a 1995 Honda Accord, purchased in 2017 which serves as Emily Kinsey’s daily driver. The Mustang got a spirited shake-down cruise through Marsh Creek Canyon on Saturday April 13th accompanied by the Accord.
Cars2ndChance offers vehicles in good condition for further rehabilitation, restoration, and ultimately use and enjoyment. The Kinseys are looking forward to the fun with their new project Mustang.” The next time you take your car for granted, think again! Consider donating your used vehicle to help make a positive difference in the lives of a family who needs to be able to get to work, drop their children at school, and do all the things we need to do to survive. Spread the good word!
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