Not a lot of people know this but, Loretta was actually born Louie LeSabre. He had a very troubled childhood getting addicted to Diesel and Premium gasoline at a young age. It wasn't until my step-mom bought him that he turned his life around and started to view the world in a positive light. For a few years he was at peace and happy although something was amiss about his life. Then tragedy struck when his long time girl-car, Josie Jeep got a bad case of vapor lock and had to be totaled. The tragedy pushed Louie over the edge and he fell in with the wrong crowd again and began mixing oil and antifreeze in with gasoline.
This is when I bought him. I tried to get him off the drugs and for a while it worked. Also during this time however, he had a sudden startling epiphany: He was supposed to be a female. Now I didn't agree with his decision, but I am a firm believer of "To each their own" and supported him regardless.
Reborn as Loretta LeSabre, she sadly began to get hooked on the oil/antifreeze combo and after a while her chassis just couldn't take it anymore. We all tried to help her, but life was just too much for her and she passed on in a terrible snowstorm in Allendale due to a blown transmission.
She wasn't with me long, but we did have our good times together. The trips to Detroit, packing friends in the roomy interior and the way she just floated down the road will forever be etched in my mind. We will miss you Loretta.
I also own a LeSabre and I feel your pain.
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