TO: Dr. Helen
RE: The Car(e)s We Drive
When the Rabbit ['84 VW Diesel] died in ’00, we already had one 4-door Nissan Stanza, i.e., sedan. We figured one was enough so we went looking for something a bit more fun. We wound up with a ’97 Toyota Celica convertible. We tricked it out with MP3 stereo and remote control security that would allow us to raise the roof from a mile away [given line-of-sight] if it started to rain.
The other-as in third-’car’ was a gift from the folks from five years earlier; an ’82 Jeep Scrambler, i.e., short-bed pickup truck.
In ’02, the Nissan threw it’s timing chain and wrecked the engine beyond economical repair.
We have not bought a replacement as we can only drive two of these things at a time. Furthermore, if we need a sedan we can borrow the folks Jeep Cherokee.
I’m not wealthy or ego-centric enough to worry overly much about what other people think of me, based on what I drive.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[My other car is an IFV. -- Bumper sticker popular on Fort Carson, home of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)]
