December 31, 2005
Vroom
The VP and I have been talking about replacing my Trailblazer this spring. While it's always exciting to get a new car, I dread the battle that is going to arise between now and April. We have some opposing points of view when it comes to the vehicles I drive.
The VP: You should be in nothing less than an Abrams tank.
Me: Did you see that the 2006 Corvette reached 198 mph on a test track?
I understand his desire to put as much metal between his children and everyone else on the road as possible. But the cost of fueling one of these behemoths might force me into opening a meth lab or importing illegal aliens. And parallel parking becomes a bit of a challenge when you need a spotting scope to see the end of your car.
If kids were out of the equation, I'd be fighting for a Chrysler 300:
I love the way this car looks. Of course, that would be my winter car. In nice weather I'd be driving this:
In Victory Red.
Posted by Cathy at December 31, 2005 03:47 PMWhy not both cars and the tank? Sacrifice for the good of the economy.
Best wishes for the new year.
Now that we're in sunny AZ, (have I mentioned lately that it's 70 degrees right now?), the wife and I are looking at trikes. For people who know me, they're going to think it's crazy talk. (Being that I'm disabled and all) I'm looking at a Honda Goldwing 1800 cc with a trike conversion kit. My wife is even more excited about it. Her first thought when I first broached the subject, "cool, we can go to Sturgis".... I'm thinking, "or not".
Posted by: Chris H. at January 1, 2006 02:36 PMI forgot to cast my vote. On the one hand, I'm with the VP, my wife drives a full size 4x4 extended cab pickup, I drive a small econobox. On the other hand, the Vette gets my vote. Plus it's only a two seater, that means that the VP has to take the kids!
Posted by: Chris H. at January 1, 2006 02:38 PM