Friday, August 10, 2012

Alaska Vocab Lesson: A Bethel Car

Bethel cars are dirty (from the dirt roads and the mud and dust that come from the roads) and there is usually something wrong with them.  The heat only works when you open the glove compartment, the alignment is WAY off, they make weird noises, one of the windows doesn't roll down, etc.  I don't think I've been in one yet that hasn't had a check engine light on. 

Bethel cars (or sometimes "Bethel trucks") are really expensive to fix, so you just don't fix the stuff that doesn't really need fixin'.

Synonyms: in the Lower 48, clunker

1 comment:

  1. True! My "check engine" light has been on for four months and the right back window does not roll down and the left back door handle is broken off.

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