Ok so I promised a post about a new purchase I made this last week...actually more like two days ago. Anyway, this all starts with a story....and it goes a little something like this....
Once upon a time there was a family that had two cars, one was a 2003 Toyota Camry (aka Family Car) and the second car was a 1998 Nissan Altima (aka POS). Both of these cars served the family well and got them to and from the destinations that they needed to be at on a daily basis.
However the POS was on its last leg. It had over 175,000 miles on its poor odometer and no matter how hard they tried, running it in reverse just did not seem to make the mileage go down…(Ferris Buller). This was evident on July 3, 2007 when the POS decided to take a huge dump on the highway and leave said driver stranded in 115ยบ heat. Once the tow truck was called and the said driver was picked up and re-hydrated it was off to the showroom floor.
Nice new models that smelled good and had leather interior, fresh paint, new shiny tires and not a speck of dust on them awaited us. As we walked through the lot it was clear that we would be driving home something new…..my heart was set on a new Camry because hello we already have one and know what a great car it is….plus new V6 engine…VVVOOORRROOOMM.
However, said driver had another idea….let’s try the Prius he says. 60 MPG and it operates on a battery…NO THANKS VVVVOOORRROOOOMMM V6 baby….ok fine I’ll drive the damn “go green” car, but I won’t like it you can’t make me. Oh…this is nice…what it only takes $800/year to run this thing on gas…$800 divided by 12 equals lots of nights of poker at the local casino….what I get a $1,500 dollar tax CREDIT on my 2007 taxes, what it is going to cost $2,000 to fix the POS….where do I sign….
So now we are the owners of a brand new 2007 Toyota Prius….and I have to say going green is pretty cool!!!! LOL Below is a picture of the basic car we got...ours has leather (yes, I killed 2 1/2 cows for my seats and has tinted windows) The color is basically the same.
Once upon a time there was a family that had two cars, one was a 2003 Toyota Camry (aka Family Car) and the second car was a 1998 Nissan Altima (aka POS). Both of these cars served the family well and got them to and from the destinations that they needed to be at on a daily basis.
However the POS was on its last leg. It had over 175,000 miles on its poor odometer and no matter how hard they tried, running it in reverse just did not seem to make the mileage go down…(Ferris Buller). This was evident on July 3, 2007 when the POS decided to take a huge dump on the highway and leave said driver stranded in 115ยบ heat. Once the tow truck was called and the said driver was picked up and re-hydrated it was off to the showroom floor.
Nice new models that smelled good and had leather interior, fresh paint, new shiny tires and not a speck of dust on them awaited us. As we walked through the lot it was clear that we would be driving home something new…..my heart was set on a new Camry because hello we already have one and know what a great car it is….plus new V6 engine…VVVOOORRROOOMM.
However, said driver had another idea….let’s try the Prius he says. 60 MPG and it operates on a battery…NO THANKS VVVVOOORRROOOOMMM V6 baby….ok fine I’ll drive the damn “go green” car, but I won’t like it you can’t make me. Oh…this is nice…what it only takes $800/year to run this thing on gas…$800 divided by 12 equals lots of nights of poker at the local casino….what I get a $1,500 dollar tax CREDIT on my 2007 taxes, what it is going to cost $2,000 to fix the POS….where do I sign….
So now we are the owners of a brand new 2007 Toyota Prius….and I have to say going green is pretty cool!!!! LOL Below is a picture of the basic car we got...ours has leather (yes, I killed 2 1/2 cows for my seats and has tinted windows) The color is basically the same.
3 comments:
Cool car!! Congrats on going green :)
GOOD FOR YOU GIRL!
But I can't believe you got leather seats... IN ARIZONA! Are you high?
LOL!
This is my dream car. Minus the leather seats. I can't wait 'til our POS is paid for so we can upgrade to this fancy fancy toy!!
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