Disclaimer: I am thankful for my car.
I was in a car accident in December and the insurance company totaled my van. It was falling apart anyway, so it's a silver lining that the other party's insurance paid more for it than I did in the first place. Where it counts, like mileage, fuel economy and size, my new van is excellent. There are some details though you don't notice until you drive it.
Yesterday I woke up with a horrid headache so I decided to treat myself to a latte on the way to work. I took one sip and set my cup in the douchiest cup holder known to man. I slowly decelerated and the cup went flying across the car, soy latte spilling everywhere. I've only had the van a week so there is no stockpile of McDonald's napkins in the glove box. I pull into the QFC parking lot to get my wits about me. The coffee cannot be rescued (note my FIRST concern was the coffee, not the mess). I buy some paper towels and clorox wipes at QFC and stand in the parking lot in the dark in high heels for 5 minutes trying to mop up soy milk with rollo grande of "Nice and Tough" paper towels because it was the only brand that didn't come in an 8 pack.
I shuffled off to work in my stretch ford escort with only an AM/FM radio. Without coffee. Just being thankful I didn't order anything with REAL milk 'cause that smell wouldn't come out for weeks.
What kind of car has automatic door locks, headlights that sense when it's dark, but old-fashioned hand crank windows? The van has dual sliding doors but the hatchback would only fit two cases of coke and a bag of groceries? The front wipers have more functions than I've discovered yet but the back window doesn't have a wiper or a defroster. When I look out the back window it's like looking through a kaleidoscope because of all the dirt and rain. Are there four cars behind me or only one?
The good thing is that it has low miles, is clean inside and out, and it's paid for. Well, mostly. I owe the bank of mom and dad a small amount of money. But the best part is that it's MINE. It's one thing the bug has absolutely no part of and no claim to. There are no memories connected to him in this van. And that makes it worth putting up with faulty cup holders and hand crank windows.
Yesterday I woke up with a horrid headache so I decided to treat myself to a latte on the way to work. I took one sip and set my cup in the douchiest cup holder known to man. I slowly decelerated and the cup went flying across the car, soy latte spilling everywhere. I've only had the van a week so there is no stockpile of McDonald's napkins in the glove box. I pull into the QFC parking lot to get my wits about me. The coffee cannot be rescued (note my FIRST concern was the coffee, not the mess). I buy some paper towels and clorox wipes at QFC and stand in the parking lot in the dark in high heels for 5 minutes trying to mop up soy milk with rollo grande of "Nice and Tough" paper towels because it was the only brand that didn't come in an 8 pack.
I shuffled off to work in my stretch ford escort with only an AM/FM radio. Without coffee. Just being thankful I didn't order anything with REAL milk 'cause that smell wouldn't come out for weeks.
What kind of car has automatic door locks, headlights that sense when it's dark, but old-fashioned hand crank windows? The van has dual sliding doors but the hatchback would only fit two cases of coke and a bag of groceries? The front wipers have more functions than I've discovered yet but the back window doesn't have a wiper or a defroster. When I look out the back window it's like looking through a kaleidoscope because of all the dirt and rain. Are there four cars behind me or only one?
The good thing is that it has low miles, is clean inside and out, and it's paid for. Well, mostly. I owe the bank of mom and dad a small amount of money. But the best part is that it's MINE. It's one thing the bug has absolutely no part of and no claim to. There are no memories connected to him in this van. And that makes it worth putting up with faulty cup holders and hand crank windows.