Cars: Search & Destroy

AND FUCK CARS AND CAR MOVIES (2 FAST 2 FURIOUS LOLOLOL)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

My first point of contact dude was really cool, like I had to ask him if I could do a test-drive, there was no pressure, but after awhile his crazy manager came out to seal the deal. At one point (after I brought in my mom) he was going on about his daughter again, and then he referred to letting the mother take of the warranty, and then he actually said, "Oh, it's my niece." Get one straight story.

After we agreed on the price, they said they were gonna send some in to talk to us about how to take care of our car while they set up the lease processing. I thought, cool, I'll get some tips. That's when the girl started going off about the paint and etc. She said, You don't want to get an alarm for the third most stolen car in America? And I was like, no, that's okay. And my mom was like, they always just go off in parking lots anyway. But I wasn't prepared for those pitches so was happy to read here not to worry about them. She was going to charge a special deal of $595 for the paint sealant/warranty.

I also drove a '02 green Corolla with 50,000 miles that was exactly like the rental car I took to North Carolina which was so so so much cheaper. But the drive was just not as nice at all. My car has only 5,000 miles on it.

But it is hard to recognize the odd nugget of truth under the pile of BS. Good call on the alarm, btw.

Instead of the alarm, just get a Club (but remember to use it). Also, during cold months, you can still leave the moonroof open (even at night). Just put the heater on your feet. This is one of my favorite things.

I'm so excited. I can't believe I have a car sitting in my driveway.

NEEEEEEAAAYAAYAHAAYAAYAYAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mom used a charming & bewildering tactic as I was deept into negotiations last night. Out of the blue, she pulled this coupon out of her pocket, and said, this is for a car sale sponsored by the Apple Credit Union next weekend. Do you think we should go to this? As we were haggling over the price of the car that I pretty much intended to buy.

The most common ones around here are the Bush/Cheney, and the Kerry/Edawards stickers. I made my mom take hers off (K/E) her car, bc I was like, that election is over. But every one keeps them on, so maybe I should have let her keep it. And of course the ubiquitous yellow ribbon stickers. Sometimes even two or three. Gareth and I found that the more Support our Troops stickers a person has on their SUV, the less likely they are to let you merge into their lane.

If you go with bumper stickers, go all the way and just put it on. People who scotch tape them to the rear window are lame. The bumper sticker isn't going to make your 1994 Chevy Lumina completely worthless, dude.

I swear that read as "commuting with men in the nude"

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/facelvega.jpg

More to the point, I'm in love with their logo

http://www.cars-a-z.net/f/facel-vega-logo.jpg

http://www.pcauto.com.cn/pingce/gwsj/bmw/0410/pic/041019_1series_02.jpg
http://www.screensavershot.com/automation/bmw1.jpg

I can relate to this. I would add Corvette owners to this lovely group of folks. Thankfully there aren't a lot of them.

I can't decide if I like the look of this car.
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/gallery/photo_gallery/cls/coupe_ext_1_main.jpg
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/gallery/photo_gallery/cls/coupe_ext_5_main.jpg
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/CLS500C_main.jpg

I think I've come to the conclusion that this is the single most offensive automobile:
http://content3.us.porsche.com/prod/cayenne/cayenne_common.nsf/Resources/cayenne_gallery_exterior05/$file/stg_5.jpg

my roommate in college's sister was a professional trophy wife. she had a big ol V12 SEL, which is probably the best car I've ever ridden in. Going 130 for big stretches and the ride was so smooth that if you closed your eyes you wouldn't even know the engine was going. she also had a porsche 911, but only let us go around the block in it.