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Land Barge II is no more. The car became a moving money pit and lately had been exhibiting a new feature that was likely to cost me: the engine would just stop running without warning. It would start right up again with no problem, but the thrill of coasting into the breakdown lane on the Interstate during rush hour got old real fast.

After a lot of prodding from my family, I bought a new car rather than used: my first new car since I was single. My first used car was a 1982 Subaru wagon and it was the most reliable, problem-free car I ever owned, so I decided to buy a new Subaru, a 2007 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, to be exact.

I picked up the new car on Monday and so far, so good. I haven’t driven a stick regularly in 12 years, so I just have to get used to driving a 5-speed again.

And this car does not qualify as a land barge, so I can’t call it “Land Barge III.”

Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Texas were just plane changes at airports in Chicago, Omaha, St. Louis, and Dallas-Fort Worth, but I guess they count as “visits.”

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