So...  Last night I got back from the gym to find somoene's car I didn't recognize, parked in my space.  I have a tandem space, basically one parking space, two cars deep.  And I have a neighbor who pays me rent for the front of that space, we have each other's cars and move them when need-be.  So, I called my neighbor to verify it wasn't his and ( Read more... )

When I was a little kid... My parents had a Green, 1977 Ford Granada. I loved that car, it was the same age as me. It had front and rear seatbelts like pretty much every other car on the road, but we never wore them... like pretty much every other family on the road. On road-trips, I would lay out in the back window hat-shelf to sleep. I ( Read more... )

Last Friday...  I was having a good day.  It was a decent day at work, the weather was perfect...  And I was on my way to the shop and craving ice cream...  (Shocking, I know.)  SO, I stopped at Scooter's on the way home...  I was just running in for a minute, and I saw the meter was expired but had no quarters (when the car was broken into, they ( Read more... )

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So...  I had a great trip out east, got to hang with some awesome people and was in awe of what has and what hasn't changed...  What memories came flooding back...  But I'll recap all that later because when I got home I went to put my GPS back in the car and:

Sometimes, you just get this...  feeling.  Walking up to my car yesterday, I had just that ( Read more... )

Dropped my car off at the dealership this morning...  I keep trying new dealerships because I don't like the ones I've been to, but this one seems different.  I felt, less like I was an imposition, and more like an actual valued customer.  The service guy was cordial and seemed to really listen.  (Not just to me, but everyone before me too.)  The ( Read more... )

One of the options my car DIDN'T have that I wanted...  Was a GPS.  In truth, it's not something I NEED, because I know my way around Chicagoland...  But now that I'm with reliable transportation, my range has extended considerably and things like "Road Trips" no longer require rental cars.  SO, with my TRIP TO THE EAST COAST coming up in just ( Read more... )

It was a beautiful morning today, but I knew it was going to rain...  So I drove instead of biking.  A little too chilly for the windows to be open, but the moon roof was, and there was a beautiful breeze.

At some point this morning, I realized that I left my cell phone in the car and I almost went to go get it, but was having lunch with
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I love the dealership where I bought my car...  Well, specifically...  I love my sales guy.  He's good people.  However, I've had nothing but annoying experiences since day one from their service department.  As I was due for another oil change/tire rotation, I decided to try another dealership.  Unfortunately, their receptionist seemed annoyed and ( Read more... )

Today I learned that my car has some form of Emergency Brake Assist ( Read more... )