Okay, victory: I have successfully bought a car! I have christened it Chuck as the result of a strange series of connections in my brain: “Okay, it’s dark grey, sort of charcoal…chaaaarcoal…Chaaarlie! Sometimes we call him Chuck!”. That’s right, I’ve named my car after a prank call on an old Goldfinger album. Go me.
It’s a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta, dark grey, standard transmission (of course). I picked it up on Tuesday, but I haven’t really had the chance to enjoy it. My driver’s test was today, so until then, me driving it was sort of in a legal grey area. As of about 2 PM this afternoon, I’m all legal’d up and I can drive the bejesus out of it. There’s an amazing highway called Skyline Boulevard near my place that runs along the San Andreas Fault and up through some crazy forest-y hills. I’m excited!
So, obviously, I really like it! It’s a lot of money to drop on a single object, which is sort of nerve-wracking, but it’s in great shape and should hopefully last me quite some time. This is my “til I’m 30, or rich” car. I have no idea what I’m going to do when the time comes to move back home to Canada, but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. I’m sure I’ll get taxed heavily on it…gah.
Anyway, back to work I go. Until we meet again, blog!
Comments
Victoria@Home
Yay for the car and the test! We have a volkswagen! lol
Simon
oooooh issa looka purdy niiiice. Glad you went for class rather than a Kia (not that there’s anything wrong with them cough cough). Loves it.
Mom@Home
Congratulations on your first car. Hopefully, you won’t have anyone in your life who, two months before it is paid off in full, decide to roll it (and three friends) off of a gravel road into a shallow swamp.
Mark@Loft
It wasn’t a swamp, it was a ditch.
Steve
Your first car is so much like my first car. So advice from one V-dubber to another maintenance, maintenance, maintenance that is all.
Keddy@work.
I am on my 4th car… You seemed to buy quallity. Good job. I learned that lesson with this car. The newer and more reliable car is the best choice. It is too bad our cars will never meet. That makes me le sad
Mark@Work
Hey, you don’t know that. Either one of us could take on a moronic trip across the continent.
In other news, I’ve been here five months as of today. Seems like only yesterday — I miss you guys.
Mark@Work
Hey, you don’t know that. Either one of us could take on a moronic trip across the continent.
In other news, I’ve been here five months as of today. Seems like only yesterday — I miss you guys.
Alexa
Mark did the earhtquake affect you at all?
Mark@Work
Nope. LA is 650+ km away. Boring.