Polter's car-shopping is amusing to watch. For me, car criteria is "Can I afford it? Does it run? Will it pass inspection next year without breaking me?" Coolness and color are not valid critera in my world.
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Connie Neil - Feb 11, 2009 7:00:43 am PST #633 of 30000
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WindSparrow - Feb 11, 2009 7:28:30 am PST #634 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
For me, car criteria is "Can I afford it? Does it run? Will it pass inspection next year without breaking me?" Coolness and color are not valid critera in my world.
I always figured if I were to buy a car from a dealership, I'd ask the saleperson to show me the ugliest cars on the lot, as I don't much care to spend money on cosmetics.
tommyrot - Feb 11, 2009 7:31:08 am PST #635 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My main criteria for a car seems to be, "Is it weird? Will it confuse people?"
I did get a guy to exclaim, "WTF is that?!?" while driving my Lincoln, so I guess it meets my criteria....
Kathy A - Feb 11, 2009 7:33:21 am PST #636 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hee to tommyrot!
I sometimes wish I had hung onto the baby-blue 1973 Ford LTD I had the summer between freshman and sophomore year of college, but there was no place to keep it on campus, and the engine was in such bad shape it wouldn't have lasted through the Milwaukee winter, anyway. But it was an awesome car to behold--I called it The Big Blue Boat.
Scrappy - Feb 11, 2009 7:38:15 am PST #637 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
P-C, my DH is a car reviewer and has driven hundreds of cars and SUVs and truly his favorite car is the Mazda 6. He likes the drivability and the looks and also has high praise for Mazda service and support.
Aims - Feb 11, 2009 7:41:31 am PST #638 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Though we haven't seen her 'round these parts recently, I'd like to give a heckuva happy shout out to -t on her Natal Day!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY -t!!!
juliana - Feb 11, 2009 7:44:47 am PST #639 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Hey, Scrappy - what does your DH think of the newer Jeep Wranglers?
Happy birthday, -t!
Fred Pete - Feb 11, 2009 7:50:59 am PST #640 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Happy Birthday, -t!
Scrappy - Feb 11, 2009 7:53:29 am PST #641 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Juliana- Here's a review: [link] You also might search his site for other Jeep articles. It does really badly in crash tests, so you'll want to check out other vehicles.
Polter-Cow - Feb 11, 2009 7:55:30 am PST #642 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
P-C, my DH is a car reviewer and has driven hundreds of cars and SUVs and truly his favorite car is the Mazda 6. He likes the drivability and the looks and also has high praise for Mazda service and support.
That's really good to hear, Scrappy! I've been a little worried that it isn't as loved by Consumer Reports as some of the other cars I was considering. Yet U.S. News and World Reports ranked it #2, so it can't be that bad.
I sent out for a few more dealer quotes this morning, since it can't hurt to have more. May have to just go with the color of the car that's the best deal. The blue and black ones also look nice, though is a black car bad? Because it's hard to see in the dark? And is red too flashy and likely to get stolen?
Le sigh. I'm trying to give the Prius a fair shot in my mind, but it's a smaller car, and if I wanted to buy a smaller car, I could buy one for cheaper than that. Not sure if it's worth the extra cost when I've already gone higher than I expected when I first started considering getting a new car months ago. It's a slippery slope.
Happy birthday, -t!