11-13-2011, 08:20 PM
(11-11-2011, 04:24 AM)DeeBye Wrote: I really like my current car. My old 1987 Toyota Camry died in the spring (man I loved that car), and I found a 2003 Oldsmobile Alero Coupe at a dealer.
My first car was the spiritual predecessor to your current ride: the 1992 Olds Cutlass Supreme S coupe. Mine was purchased (I went in halfsies with my parents) in 1998 with 75K miles. I drove it through college and got it up to 130K before saying good-bye. Before the end, I had the alternator go bad, twice, the transmission commit suicide, the dashboard display (digital spedometer, gas level, milage, etc) become unreadable, and the driver side window (power of course) reach a point where it could not open more than 4 inches.
After I graduated in 2000 and got a real job, I saved a bit, then blew it all on my '98 Mazda Protege some time in 2001. I loved that little sedan. It's respectable power-to-weight ratio made it quite responsive and fun to drive, and it got me back and forth through the I95 corridor on the US east coast frequently enough to turn my long distance relationship with my college girlfriend into my marriage. I miss that car. While my current ride (the 2007 Honda Odyssey) has a reasonable power-to-weight ratio, it's nothing like the Protege. On the plus side though, the Odyssey's second row seats are so far back, the kids can't kick the back of my seat while driving...
I guess that's a plus... right?
but often it happens you know / that the things you don't trust are the ones you need most....
Opening lines of "Psalm" by Hey Rosetta!
Opening lines of "Psalm" by Hey Rosetta!