A sad day indeed, but one that I’ve known was coming for a long time. Today, I said goodbye to Fessick.
When the running board broke under my weight. Removing the running boards made it painfully obvious that the rocker panels were totally rusted out.
When the Neutral Safety Switch started getting wonky. To start the car, I need to switch between Park & Neutral until the switch completes the starter circuit.
When the parking pawls stopped engaging reliably. If I’m parking on a grade I have to go in and out of Park until the transmission manages to hold the car in place. Now the parking pawls seem to have failed completely, I’m parked against a pair of wheel chocks.
When the front hubs started whining. Actually, I’m not sure if it’s the hubs or the brakes, but there’s a definite whine from the front end.
Realistically, I could have fixed any of these issues, but when you stack them all together, it just doesn’t make sense.
The Excursion really doesn’t fit into my lifestyle. I live between NYC and Philly, this truck isn’t a good city vehicle.
I don’t do any heavy towing. I don’t cart around seven passengers.
In the six years I’ve owned this truck, only once have I used a feature of this truck that is unique to it. When I built the tiny shed, Fessick lived in the backyard with all my tools and materials.
And now the search begins… {note – the search actually began several months ago.}
Modern Anachronist 