Comments | extemporanea: baby you can drive my car

extemporanea

baby you can drive my car

Jan 11, 2013 15:02

So, new car. It's a rude word. I have inspected and/or driven a metric buttload of Yarises, or possibly Yari, under the kindly auspices of Jo, who is a drive-me-around taxi goddess and car-inspection moral-supporter of incredible patience and sweetness. I like the Yaris, but every single car I have driven has failed dismally to pass the test of an ( Read more... )

perambulation, aargh

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tngr_spacecadet January 11 2013, 14:29:43 UTC

I haven't a clue about cars but I have driven some rental Hyundais and they are very nice. If you want it, I would tell the nice salesman that you'll buy it but it is his problem to get it here. The company can claim the cost for tax anyway so they won't lose anything.

We are going to sell L's old citi golf, if he can bear to part with it. He gets all tearful if I mention it, although he has a nice little Micra now and we have Too Many Cars. I would love to know how you sold yours as I quake at the thought of adverising it on Gumtree!

dancing_crow January 11 2013, 16:32:02 UTC

Those wheeler guys showed up in the second Oz movie (a Disney/Henson collaboration that is elegant, creepy and veryvery different from the movie-everyone-knows) and they spooked the heck out of me and both girls. But it does look like a fine way to travel, sort of. If you could remove the front wheels later?

extemporanea January 11 2013, 17:04:16 UTC

Yes, they may make things like typing and playing the piano a little tricky :>. Or at least broadly impressionistic.

They are bizarrely freaky, in the book as well as the film. I'm not sure why. They have a sort of manic edge.

vesta_aurelia January 12 2013, 16:36:48 UTC

Have you considered a Vespa for summers? Or, at least, a bicycle?

veratiny January 13 2013, 23:43:32 UTC

I bought a new Hyundai accent about 7 years ago...and it's great. They are pretty good goers for cheap cars. I do think the toyota "reputation" is phoeey...

wolverine_nun January 16 2013, 12:06:30 UTC

Discontinued the Athos? Oh dear. I've been very happy with mine.

Let me know what I can do re lifts. I'm happy to give you a lift home if you let me know what time suits you. Next week I'm at a course until 5 every day. Does that fit your schedule?