In 1988, I bought a ten year old Oldsmobile Starfire.  It had only 61,000 miles on it and the man only asked $400 for it.  It was at a time when I was in dire need of an automobile.  It was truly a gift from God. On taking it home, I promptly flushed the oil and water systems and refilled them.  Also, I replaced all the filters.  I had never gone to this extent before but I felt that it was something God wanted done to the car He had provided.  He later revealed to me why this was a very needed thing. About two months later I decided that we would put the car to the test.  I packed my two youngest daughters into the car and headed for Florida.  This was about a one-thousand mile trip...  one way. We left Maryland and traveled south on I-81 through western Virginia, where we drove through some of the most beautiful scenery in the country.  The trip was comfortable and had no problems until we reached South Carolina. As we were driving down I-26, I heard what sounded like a valve begin to chatter.  It was very loud, and I thought it could be very serious.  Maybe it would get serious enough to force us off the highway and get assistance. As I continued driving, the tapping continued on.  I reasoned in my mind that since this car was a gift from God, nothing had the right to take it from me.  Not even *satan Himself! I prayed, "Lord, this is your car.  You gave it to me to use.  You know what the engine noise is.  You also know how to fix it.  Jesus, it is my desire for You to correct the problem now as we drive." Within ten minutes, the noise stopped and I never heard the noise again. That car gave me 42 miles per gallon and, except for once, I did nothing major to the car except general maintenance. That one time was when I pulled an eight foot trailer to Maryland and back.  On the return trip, we had the trailer packed full.  Several months later we had to replace the clutch and pressure plate.  Of course, this was because I'd pulled the trailer. I sold the car 60,000 miles later for $150. I was blessed from the start to finish. If you ponder over this, I drove a sporty little car for five years and 60,000 miles for only $250. That $250 plus $245 for the transmission work is $495 which amounts to $8.25 per month. You can't buy or rent a car for that. Only a living and loving God can work out a magnificent deal like that.