Chesterman Nearing Retirement

It was early 2002 when Chesterman came into my life.  Almost 12 years later, and nearly 311,000km, he has served me well.  Probably the best vehicle I have ever had, and because of that, and because he still seems to have so much more left in him, he will retire on Bowen as an "island" car.  He doesn't need to put on 65 to 70kms a day taking me to and from work anymore, he has done that enough.
This afternoon I cleaned and vacuumed inside and did the windows, and Monday morning he will get an oil change.   That will be about it for a while; not sure if I will replace the wheel bearing that is going, or the 4 shocks that have worn out, or even think about why he's burning oil.  He will be great to run around the island and to have Jake in.  For commuting purposes I will be changing from this oh so awesome Rav4  to a 2014 basic model Matrix.
Here is Chesterman this afternoon in his Christmas Rudolph costume with antlers and red nose.

And a great spot to retire in the back yard: