Genette T 
2000 Toyota Camry Solara Coupe SE V6 2dr Coupe
I'm crying over my Solara.  It's now dear departed
 I purchase a 1999 Toyota Solara SE V6 5-speed.  Although it was advertised as available I couldn't find one.  So I wrote Toyota headquarters and they actually built one for me with the sunroof, bose system, lumbar seats and a dark gray interior color, (whereas the normal interior color is tan, to go with the dark blue exterior of that year).  I loved that car and drove it from mile 3 to mile 297495, when an elderly lady ran into me and totaled it, December 18th, 2016.   Some rescuers were confused when I said, "no my baby is gone".  It took them a second to understand in my delusion and pain, that I was talking about my Solara.  Reliability was phenomenal.  Primarily timely oil changes every 3500 miles, didn't need a new clutch until I surpassed 235,000 miles.  Other than brakes and other type wear items, it was virtually maintenance free.  The interior was immaculate with little noticeable wear, the AC blew ice cold.  When the woman hit me and spun me around like a top, the car slid, but never turned over.  More than that, the engine was still turning with a chugging sound as if to say, "hey what happened buddy, let's get going".  Those 17 years airbags and the pre-tensioner in the seat belt did their job.  I'm alive to type this.  I saw it days later at the tow yard, I could only cry, just cry.   I had intended to beat the mileage record of my 1990 Honda, which was 307,000 miles.  But we didn't get there.   The worse thing I can't find a V6 5-speed Solara anywhere in the internet search.  Even if I did, I would feel like a traitor because 'blueberry', that's what I called her, would be so mad at me, for even dating (I mean driving) another car.  I miss her so much.  :-(