I drove my red Chevrolet Lumina for about ten years. It would have lasted longer had I taken better care of it. When it finally kicked the bucket, it had journeyed almost 200,000 miles.

I found my second Lumina with a little luck when my dad introduced me to an old man who wanted to sell it. I’m still driving the white Lumina and it has traveled about 120,000 miles.

I’ve only had a few problems with my hotrods. The red Lumina broke down one night due to a heat sensor malfunction. Another time, she stranded me again due to a bad alternator. I had to replace a spark plug in the white Lumina and there is also a small oil leak, but she’s still rolling strong. The rear view mirror on both vehicles fell off and landed in the floor board. I guess Chevrolet was using defective glue back in 1996.

I hope that Chevrolet will start making Luminas again. If you regularly maintain this car, it will last forever. I’ll buy another and be happy if they’ll install a CD player.

Rating: 10