My 2013 Prius is a bit beat up on the outside but that’s mostly my fault (run in with a column at my old work garage).

Go Doctor Yellow! Choose Doctor Yellow!

I’ve heard worse fashion advice.

What are you and your friend doing, sj?

lisah, our 2013 Civic is the same... one is my fault one is DH's, and we just couldn't bring ourselves to care enough about aesthetics to deal with insurance. Now that those things don't rust... eh.

Oh I know about Kaiseiki because it was featured on Top Chef (I think) and also because Shoto Nakajima did something Kakseiki style for another competition. I think..

I'm worried about a lot. Especially my customers and my coworkers. not only do we have a lot of customers who are Hispanic but also Middle Eastern.

And of course we have lots of customers and I have coworkers who depend on WIc and SNAP and Section 8 housing and various programs that are federally funded and I have no idea what will happen.

And in other news Cheeto has bounced back from his illness. I think he has something else going on but he has been a lot more active and playful.

Is the Prius one that has a battery that has to eventually be replaced? That would be my concern with one of that age, if it is.

I responded on FB before I was caught up here, but my only caveat for a 2013 Prius is mine did require replacing the hybrid control module at 95k miles. Fortunately that part has a 100k mile / 10 year warranty so it did not cost a bajillion dollars, but if that part is nearing end-of-life that could be a very costly repair.

Everything else that's needed fixing on this car other than standard upkeep has been external factors: (1) the battery died after I decided during peak Covid to just not drive it until spring instead of digging it out from under a blizzard, and (2) back door and read bumper needed replacement after I was rear-ended by a poorly driven Jeep last fall.

To be honest it's a little annoying that it's such a reliable car because I've had it 10 years and would really like an excuse to buy a new car! (Probably I will give it to my oldest child when he moves out of the dorms in a couple years.)

I am henceforth going to measure vacations in terms of owls and other borderline mythological creatures

Same. All future life experiences shall be rated on a scale of "fucking waste of time, no owls whatsoever" to "not owls but pretty cool" all the way up to "owls!"

thanks for the input on the car. I know if it's not the right one, most small hatchbacks are fairly cheap. I got the Yaris for free, but what little I've browsed it seems to be a few under 12K which is my cut off point. and I might not need a car for too many more years. I work from home, only drive on the weekends, and am a year shy of 70. The dying battery is something I am familiar with. I had the broken ankle for 9 months that I couldn't drive and had to replace it once I was mobile I will report back. I really appreciate all the input!

I am having a little buyer's remorse because my old car was old enough that it hadn't joined the surveillance state yet. Kind of wish I'd kept my "dumb" car, just in case I need to make a break for it. To, uh... Saskatchewan? I guess it depends what I'm escaping. I love my new car! But it is true that all the carmakers have pretty terrible ratings for data security and privacy.