THIS BEATER GAVE UP THE GHOST

Well, she/it/he finally gave up the ghost/kicked the bucket/went kaput. After months/years/just a couple of weeks of being finicky/coughing and sputtering/running like a dream, my trusty old pickup truck/beat-up Honda/antique Ford decided to call it quits. Now I'm stuck with a worthless hunk of metal that can barely roll. Guess it's time to start