July 13, 2007
Have You Hugged Your Car Today?
Yes, I know. Been a bit remiss in my posts as of late again. Things going on I don't want to deal with, much less blog about. However, a bit of good news is worthy of sharing, even if I'm only just getting around to it a week late.
I finally have my car. As in the best vehicle for me. We traded up last Saturday when we finally found me a 2001 Infiniti QX4 SUV. Now I can stop whining about how I have to unload everything in the trunk to get the stupid stroller out, and that half the groceries end up having to be put in the front seat or even around the kids sometimes because space was such a premium in my sedan.
Although technically we traded up Brian's car instead of mine, since my little 1999 Infiniti G20 was newer and in better condition than his 1996 Infiniti I30 (yeah, a little brand loyalty thing going on here, I know - lol). And, technically, the G20 has a smaller engine than the I30 did (and a better CD player) so he's getting better mileage on his commute to work (and his music doesn't skip as often), so we've got a couple more years before we upgrade him. He is missing his leather seats (and will moreso in the winter as they were heated like mine now are, poor guy) and suave black sportier look, but otherwise he's good. He hasn't figured out what kind of car he wants for his next one anyway, whereas I totally KNEW I wanted an SUV. I've been drooling over the QX4 for a while now, but figured I'd end up with a Nissan Pathfinder (since that's the less expensive sister car to the QX4) or a Toyota 4Runner. I looked at Chevy vehicles, but decided I didn't actually want to try and park a tank anywhere. I get nervous enough about parking as it is, but the Suburban was huge and the slightly smaller ones didn't feel much better.
But I LOVE my QX4! I'm waiting for the dealership to fix my CD player, so I'm barraged with crappy radio (I hate radio - all those damned announcers and the commercials make me want to drive to the station and throttle someone sometimes), but I have so many other little luxuries in this vehicle I can't be annoyed much. I want to HUG my car. Well, actually I did. Twice. Just shut up already. I enjoy being in my car right now more than I want to be in my house. I think the car feels more spacious. And the kids are more frequently quiet on the car rides...
I still need to figure out her name though... For some reason "Bridgett" seems to keep popping up when I'm driving her. We'll see if it sticks. Maybe I should look that name up to see what it means...
Oh yeah. Pictures here. I just used the ones I stole from the ad for it, since I haven't had a chance to take pictures of it at home.
That's all for now...
G'night!
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