Monday, February 18, 2019

Giving in to my desires

I set aside my stingy upbringing, and gave into my desires.  I have long wanted a Convertible, but they are terribly impractical. Convertibles don't have much room, the tops require maintenance, they just don't make sense.  But I can put the top down and let what is left of my hair blow in the wind.  When I was in my early 20's I had an affair with a woman who had an MGB.  We had so much fun driving around with the top down and the music up.  If every part of that relationship had worked as well as my relationship with Shirley's car, my life might have gone in another direction altogether.  

But I had never owned one.  And I wanted one, or as I put it when I walked into a couple of car dealers "I NEED a convertible.  

Now I am still stingy.  This is a second car, for a guy who only drives 5,000 miles a year.  I shopped around and found a used one, it is 10 years old, with a little under 44,000 miles on it.  It appears to be in solid mechanical shape, there are a couple of flaws in the finish - but who cares.  When the top down and the music is up, my desires are met.  It is a hardtop convertible, it has a metal roof, with an operable glass sunroof, that folds and fills the trunk.  The metal roof will be less maintenance than a soft top and should be less prone to leaking.  

We need to name it, your suggestions? 

14 comments:

  1. well don't YOU look snazzy! I don't name things, so I will be of no help there.

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  2. It's adorable! I stink at naming cars. A hard top convertible is the perfect way to go. I used to worry about having a convertible because I had a lot of hair. Now it doesn't matter. Nothing to get mussed. We almost bought a Volvo convertible in 2000. Glad we didn't, though, because it would have been our only car and we needed more room than that. But i would rent those when I could when I traveled on business and loving driving them. Enjoy!

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  3. What make and model? Can't tell from the picture. We bought a Pontiac Solstice several years ago. It's a sweet car, but totally impractical for us, so it sits in the garage most of the time.

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  4. Nice car! How about "The Studmobile"?

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  5. She looks like a Princess Grace to me

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    1. Didn't she die going over a cliff in a convertible?

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  6. Lookin' good! Does it come in red?

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    1. Probably, white with nearly white seats would not have been my first choice, but it will do.

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  7. I vote for "The Precious"
    Greek myth suggests "The Pegasus"
    Wagner "Lohengrin" (the white swan)

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    1. You could drive this one, it has decent room and an automatic transmission.

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  8. Don't listen to all those classy suggestions from other people! Go with "The Studmobile!"

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  9. Howzabout Adelie for a name? Or Rockhopper (that sounds more jeeplike though).

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