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Alas, our convention car–Ghostbuster decals and all–is no more. The damage inflicted was enough to bend part of the frame, and when that happens an old car like it was just doesn’t have the raw blue book value for the insurance company to not write it off as a total loss. Sentiment and coolness aren’t factored in.
Dawn got the car in 2008, so it’s been with us since the beginning as far as our comics and exhibiting career goes. It was a rarity, a station wagon with ample cargo space in an era where that had mostly gone out of style. A car that was still running after nearly 22 years of operation and 200,000 miles on the odometer, most recently ferrying us back and forth to another fully loaded San Diego Comic Con.
So if you don’t mind, raise a glass of whatever beverage is your preference in honor of a long and distinguished career of automotive service. Hopefully we can find a worthy successor to its memory. How 'bout them spook stories now, Chuck?