You Asked For It – Car Pics

Posted on November 20, 2009 - Filed Under Personal | 6 Comments

Here’s our car, which by the way, the mechanic wanted us to trade for his newer Toyota. I’m taking that as a good sign.

car front

car

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6 Responses to “You Asked For It – Car Pics”

  1. connie on November 21st, 2009 6:38 am

    Ah comeon! That’s not ugly at all :) And if your mechanic wanted it, yes, that is a good sign! I used to have a ‘78 Caprice (massive, huge, and true ugliness.. it didn’t even have the same color paint on all panels, but you had to look past the rust to tell) but ‘car guys’ asked to buy it everywhere I went. I never had to do any work on it, often I didn’t even have to pump my own gas (as long as I let them open the hood and check out the engine, uh, I mean, check the oil). Seriously. It was insane. But they were right. It was a darn good car, I got a couple years of hard use out of it, then sold it for about what I bought it for. That your mechanic is envious – yay! Good sign!! :D So, do you name your cars? We haven’t thought of anything that has stuck with ours(I tried ‘Dora’ because it’s an explorer, but was vetoed).

  2. gblued on November 21st, 2009 8:54 am

    Connie, it actually looks great in photos, but if you look at it in real life, the thing is a mess, full of scratches, cracked windshield, etc. It’s all superficial though. :)

    I used to name my cars, way back when, but we haven’t put a name on this one yet . . . I’m open to suggestions!

  3. Michele Pineda on November 23rd, 2009 5:41 am

    hey, it’s not that bad! The main thing is a dependable set of wheels to get you back and forth that doesn’t have a partially missing drivers seat or smell like a dog kennel. ;) I could never drive a stick shift, I almost killed the car salesman when I tried it once with a Nissan, totally a test drive gone bad. lol. Love that view too, is that from the front of where you live… so pretty!

  4. gblued on November 23rd, 2009 7:30 am

    Michele, that’s actually a couple of blocks down the hill from where we live. Our section of the street is not very green, and very steep. I bet you could drive a stick shift, it’s just a matter of learning. I feel like a teenager again, having Irving’s cousin teaching me how to drive one properly, but it really does just take some practice.

  5. Mark on November 23rd, 2009 12:45 pm

    Now you need some neon lights, a drop kit, spinners, a Rosary hanging from the mirror, limo tint, a picture of Jesus in the back window, mud flaps with a voluptuous woman on them, oil dripping on the exhaust so it smokes like Fuego, and your extended family inside.

  6. gblued on November 24th, 2009 10:19 am

    We’ve got the limo tint, albeit peeling, but I think we’ll skip the rest! Especially the extended family part. :D

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