I think the new Kia Niro is kinda interesting with Prius-like mileage for a little less money and a SUV like body for nice utility. Not that I'm planning to replace my 10 year old Ford Focus with 212,000 miles anytime soon.
I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good.
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Mar 21, 2017 10:39:55 am PDT #8785 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Mar 21, 2017 10:40:27 am PDT #8786 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Or is it a situation of, if it's legal tender they'll do whatever it takes to get it?
Yes.
tommyrot - Mar 21, 2017 10:41:29 am PDT #8787 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Not that I'm planning to replace my 10 year old Ford Focus with 212,000 miles anytime soon.
Wow. My Focus is almost 6 years old and only had 46,000 miles on it.
NoiseDesign - Mar 21, 2017 10:47:29 am PDT #8788 of 30002
Our wings are not tired
Are there models I should avoid like the hounds of hell closing in when the devil's contract has just come due? Are there models you'd trust your sainted Granny in? I have time to contemplate, so I'm going to use it.
Take a look at the Mazda CX-5. It's available in AWD, and the tend to be pretty well put together.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 21, 2017 10:51:16 am PDT #8789 of 30002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
It would be good if you could work out something with your mother, Sophia. Is she considering not driving anymore? How far away from you is she?
She's about 30 minutes south, by car, but since she is in the country, literally not able to be accessed by my current public transportation situation. Her vision is very bad, but I think she is currently hoping the treatments she is having (shots in her eye) will work. She isn't very forthcoming with me. Frankly the easiest thing would be for me to move in with her and take her car to work, and take her around when she wants to go. However we do not always get along very well- she gets paranoid and I get frustrated, so that is probably out. Also, I am not sure I want to move back to my home town, and my mom is convinced her house is trying to kill her.
Dana - Mar 21, 2017 10:58:36 am PDT #8790 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Why the fuck is Mike Huckabee apparently pursuing a second career as a stand-up comedian?
Fred Pete - Mar 21, 2017 11:31:25 am PDT #8791 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Are you sure that he's trying to do that? Stand-up comedians are supposed to be funny.
Dana - Mar 21, 2017 11:33:32 am PDT #8792 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Maybe it's some undiagnosed disease that causes him to spew one-liners on Twitter.
Laura - Mar 21, 2017 11:57:40 am PDT #8793 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
However we do not always get along very well- she gets paranoid and I get frustrated, so that is probably out.
Ugh. A close friend here has been going back and forth with trying to live with her mother, or have her mother live with her, and it just doesn't work. They both want it to in theory, but such different personalities. Parents! It is really very complicated.
I've laughed at Huckabee, but not recently. I find little in politics amusing anymore.
lisah - Mar 21, 2017 12:23:52 pm PDT #8794 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
There is also CarMax which is a chain of big used car places that have no haggling and prices that are acceptable though you won't get the best deals there.
I bought my 2nd car (out of 3) from CarMax and it was a relatively stress-free experience. I know very little about cars (and don't care much) and did NOT want to haggle and it was totally fine. Maybe I spent more money than if I'd tried another route but it was worth it.
Good luck, Sophia! It sounds like making yourself more mobile is definitely the best option.