Or I guess, more accurately, I'm back behind the wheel. It's been over two months without a car.
I was campaigning for something along these lines...
photo credit: momentcar.com
...but Carey reminded me that they weren't equipped with air conditioning back then. Ah well, he will need another truck someday...I'll keep working on him...he likes the heat. :)
We test drove a different make and model earlier in the week. It was one that I have admired for the past few years. It was maxed out with computerized everything and really overwhelmed me. I got the same feeling I get when my new-fangled HE washer thinks it's smarter than me. It was quite a bit older, had way more miles on it, and was more than we wanted to pay. I'm happy that I made a point to give it a try, though, so I won't have to wonder if we shouldn't have gotten one of those. Happily, I don't have any doubts.
The Equinox is great. Has the updates I wanted without being 'too' much.
Now I have to clean out my side of the garage so I can park inside! Remember WAY back when I had Carey move some things from storage into my garage space so I could go through them? Yep. Gotta get on that.
Coincidentally, Jared had to replace his car as well yesterday with a new-to-him version that he is very happy about. I know he's not going to want to give up his covered spot...not after the hail damage he had to his previous car last spring.
Beautiful! We have a small SUV and love it. That's quite some hail damage! I remember when I moved to Guam, I was on the plane on the way over and the lady I sat next to gave me two pieces of advice: make sure anyplace you rent has typhoon shutters and don't park your car under a coconut tree. The first time I went to lunch with my new boss, guess where he parked? We came out from our lunch to a lovely coconut right in the middle of the smashed windshield.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pamela!
DeleteThat was very helpful advice you received!
Looks like a great car. I've never driven an SUV but they look like you ride higher and get a better view of the road. Should be safer too because of that
ReplyDeleteThis one is a smaller SUV than my last. Better gas mileage…yea! This one sits lower than my last, but higher than a car, so for this baby bear it is ‘just right’ for arthritic knees on entering and exiting. :)
DeleteLooks lovely! You must be so happy to have wheels again!
ReplyDeleteOddly, I haven’t driven it since I’ve gotten it home! I got used to being a hermit, I guess. :)
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