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March 07, 2005
An appointment with elegance
We are thinking about getting a sedan. Specifically, this one. Chim chiminey, do I love me this sedan. Aooga ooga ooga*. This car passed us on the highway the other day and I practically jumped out of our car and onto it, pried the roof back with superhuman strength and inserted myself into the driver's seat. Too bad for the Bean there was no car seat in the back or believe me, I would have.
The husband and I are prone to making impulsive and expensive decisions, so we are trying to temper our sudden, inexplicable sedan lust with facts and logic. Such as, we don't need a sedan. We have a perfectly fine car already. It's a freaking sedan. Sedances with wolves. But here are some counter-facts: it is relatively inexpensive, as far as sedans go. It has anti-lock brakes and side-impact airbags, which our current family car does not. It gets better gas mileage than our car. It's hot. Sedance fever!
We will of course not be buying a brand new one, oh no we are not That Crazy. The conclusion drawn after a brief but serious discussion was that we will wait for the month of May, when bonuses will be bestowed and stocks will vest and new jobs may start and vacations will be taken and all sorts of other stuff. In the meantime, I must resist the urge to go test drive one because the last time we did that, well we bought ourselves a car that same day.
I wish we could be impulsive about things like "Let's buy a pack of gum!" or how about "Hey, everyone should wear false mustaches today!" I think the Bean would look very cute with a false mustache actually. Maybe we will all wear them to go test drive the sedan (cue villainous laughter here...)
* In a very lackluster attempt at defending myself, I am a bit of a sucker for design when it comes to some certain things, generally involving chrome. There's a new vintage travel store (!) that I walked past this morning on the way to work and I pressed my nose to the storefront glass like a kid drooling at candy. One of my favorite museums is the Henry Ford Museum, and I can almost guarantee that we'll have an Airstream within two years. At least I'm consistent!
Posted by Max at March 7, 2005 12:29 AM