So really, where was I? Well, apart from catching the cold that both sons obtained independently (one was away at camp when he got his), I'm having a bit of car trouble.
Well, lack-of-car trouble really. I sold my car last week and can't be bothered to go out and get another one. Well, we're in the middle of the summer break, we live in a city which is very easy to get around in without having to own a car and well, I just can't be bothered. (The Ball & Chain has a car so if there's an emergency, and he hasn't gone to the airport and parked it in the long stay parking lot/car park) we're OK.)
It's a great excuse not to have to go to the plant shop and replace the sad wilty things that currently adorn my front door; the teens have suddenly started walking everywhere or taking the bus, which means I don't have to run out and check for dents and scratches when they come in (don't ask); I mean what's not to like?
Not being a "car person" doesn't really help. I am half inclined to let the B&C and the Little Guy go and find a car for me; they already know my two preferred models and my price range (ie. not new). However, since, as the B&C so rightly pointed out, the Little Guy hasn't yet got his driving license, it would be a bit hard to buy anything and then get two cars back home. Major flaw in that plan, it seems.
Perhaps when this cold has decided to bugger off I might have a little more car-buzz in me? I will report back.
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7 comments:
feel better. and thanks for the link to that post on america's gun problem.
Stuck in the house - car in the garage while the battery recharges.
Argh - hate it when that happens.
I wonder what they would bring back!
We are having to get used to not having a car.
Maggie X
Nuts in May
The husband keeps telling me I should get a Mini Cooper with a Union Jack on the top. I have three kids and a dog. What am I going to do with a Mini Cooper? Although that could be my "running away" car.
Where is the button to like that Mini Cooper comment of yours?
I love the Mini Cooper idea! I'd have one, but they are incredibly expensive and, as you say, don't exactly fit dogs in the boot/trunk.
Having just been to the US, I laughed and laughed at the adverts which raved about "economical" cars that do 35 or 38 mpg - I recently sold my car that did 30-34 mpg because that was just crap and it was costing me a fortune! Admittedly petrol/gas is loads cheaper over there, but really, the car companies are diddling you all.
My new (to me) car is a Peugeot 207 estate (that's like a cross between a Toyota Rav4 and a Toyota Matrix for the Americans) and does 55-60 mpg. Admittedly it's smallish, diesel and manual/stick shift, but even in automatics they MUST be able to make more economical cars than they are doing, because they do so here.
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