Collected Item: “Retiring Betsy for Alani”
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Retiring Betsy for Alani
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Screenshot
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This was the time my mother, brother, and myself came home with a brand new truck during the Pandemic. It was by far my favorite memory of the pandemic because not only was it the family's first ever brand new vehicle, but it was my first car purchase as well. We had an old hunk of junk 2001 Mercedes Benz SUV that was falling apart on us, which we nicknamed Betsy. She served us well as a reliable SUV, but my family and I had talked at length over the course of months that we needed a new car but couldn't possibly imagine actually getting on, especially during the microchip shortage of 2020-2021. Somehow it happened, and it will always be my favorite memory of the pandemic. Why is it called Alani? Alani in Hawaiian means Orange, and that's pretty much the main feature of the truck. A giant orange pumpkin with wheels.
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deluzchevrolet, Hawaii, surprised, happy, newcar, alani
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CNIqBzls4KQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Deluz Chevrolet
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2021-03-31