Thursday, February 15, 2007

 

Drivin'



Suddenly, I am overtaken with auto desire. Not that there is anything wrong with my present car-- it's a BMW 530i in great shape. It's just that... well, there's something else I really like. It's the Mazda3. You may find this odd, but I just think it looks like a great car.

I go through this periodically. I'm not sure why. Perhaps in part it was spurred by IPLawGuy's search for a giant 4-door convertible. Let me know if you have any suggestions, and bonus points if you can identify the car pictured above.

Comments:
Trabant. . .Save those bonus points for when I get to your class.
 
Doh! How did you know that?
 
Maybe swanburg knew it was a Trabant because his computer does the same thing as mine when I put the mouse arrow over the picture - a link to the photo (including the designation "Trabant.jpg") pops up. Do I get bonus points as well (although I don't know how I'd use them since I'm already graduated).
 
Anyone who paid any attention to U2 in the early 90's, or knew someone who paid attention to U2 in the early 90's would know that car is a Trabant.

It doesn't have to be a giant convertible, just one that we can get IPlawbaby in and out of without twisting our backs into pretzels.

IPlawwife asked me to clarify and confirm that she is indeed a hip chick and not a stick in the mud by any stretch of the imagination. Its just the little Mamie E. Iplawbaby is getting bigger and heavier and those darn baby seat pod things are also getting big and heavy. As previously mentioned, when I met Iplawwife, and she was potential Iplawgirlfriend, she had a Jeep Wrangler with a big ol' rack on the top. Very cool. I always liked her rack. The one on the Jeep.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with the "strong right arm" method my parents used for kid safety. Heck, my Mom's car (a 1940 Pontiac passed down from my Grandmother to my Aunt to my young-married parents) didn't even have seatbelts when I was a toddler. I stood on the front seat (tore out the headliner on the passenger side). But neither of us want to end up with our photos in tabloids a la Britney Spears with the "bad parent" caption.
 
I don't have a Mazda3, but would you be willing to trade the 530i for a Civic?

Please, pleeeeeeeeeease.

Sorry, I momentarily lost my dignity there and began to beg.
 
Osler I am ordinarily good at this....picking out cars for people.

Except I failed for Iplaw and Mamie and Mrs. Iplaw, and I swear I am SO WORRIED about them putting that baby in that back of that Jeep. YIKES However, he needs a convertible.

SO you are tired of your sedan... What other style are you looking for? Please do not say FOUR DOOR CONVERTIBLE
 
I think you should get a 2001 Black Xterra, I have one if you would like, we can just trade cars.
 
What, do you think we're gonna just toss litte Mamie E. Iplawbaby into the luggage area and go four-wheelin'?

Trust me, she'll be stapped into her Consumer Reports Approved Carseat (we have the version that passed even the sped up and inaccurate tests), mounted onto her police or hospital approved Carseat base. The 4 Door Wrangler comes with just that... Four doors, not the old fashioned zippered up plastic things. Heck, the Jeep even has a rollbar, unlike my Audi or earlier Chrysler convertibles. And its big, so its much safer than most other cars.

Do you think that getting behind the wheel of a Jeep makes on reckless and foolish (or more reckless and foolish than before)?
 
The car in the picture is actually North Korea's latest Taepodong missile.

-B
 
It’s not like 12:31 said at all, I promise.

I actually had to click the image before I saw its title and for fear it was a red herring, I ran the name through Google for a quick round a fact checking.

Between Google and I, we know everything there is to know.
 
NO I mean, well It LOOKS big...

When I think of WRANGLER I am thinking about windows that ZIP. That new giant one looks more substantial.

And NO, I did not think you were just going to tie her to that outside tire holder thing. Just, you know there are SO MANY cars out there now that have all of these family friendly features and safety stuff - like side airbags, juice box holders, and all of this other stuff. I am sure the Jeep has a lot of those things.
 
No, the zip out windows and doors are only for those who smoke skunge.
 
OH we are back on the SKUNGE are we?
 
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