05-25-2003, 02:04 AM
I met the love of my life today. It was an accident. My father and I almost passed by the dealership after two unsuccessful runs at our favorite car haunts.
I've spent the past four years without one. I've seen classmates at school expect and recieve cars on their 16th birthdays. I've seen the gamut of vehicles at Hollins, from Chevy Novas to BMW convertibles. My former next-door-neighbor owned a Lexus, which got totaled about two weeks into the school year, and Mommy and Daddy Warbucks consoled Baby Warbucks with "don't worry dear, we'll get you a new one." I was thinking, "I can probably fix that one up--give the wrecked one to me!"
But I was patient. I waited.
But this...oh man. Kinda like visiting an animal shelter and having a paw reach out to you, saying take me home...you're my perfect owner...take me home...
![[Image: beast.jpg]](http://pirengle.diablosc.com/beast.jpg)
It's a 1999 Chevy Cavalier, 4-cylinder, automatic, looks exactly like the picture except it's a darker blue, more of an azure. 38K miles, AC, power steering, AM/FM stereo, CD player, cruise control, and hundreds of little gadgets everywhere.
Base price (before tags, insurance, etc.): $8K. Two years ago, my sister got a manual 1998 Chevy Metro for around the same price. Doesn't even have a tape deck. And she has to turn off the air-conditioning if she climbs a hill. Oh, is she going to be jealous.
I handled him a bit gingerly, but I think he understood. All the way home from Auto Row, I was giggling to myself. It's mine, all mine!
Anyone else remember their first car?
I've spent the past four years without one. I've seen classmates at school expect and recieve cars on their 16th birthdays. I've seen the gamut of vehicles at Hollins, from Chevy Novas to BMW convertibles. My former next-door-neighbor owned a Lexus, which got totaled about two weeks into the school year, and Mommy and Daddy Warbucks consoled Baby Warbucks with "don't worry dear, we'll get you a new one." I was thinking, "I can probably fix that one up--give the wrecked one to me!"
But I was patient. I waited.
But this...oh man. Kinda like visiting an animal shelter and having a paw reach out to you, saying take me home...you're my perfect owner...take me home...
It's a 1999 Chevy Cavalier, 4-cylinder, automatic, looks exactly like the picture except it's a darker blue, more of an azure. 38K miles, AC, power steering, AM/FM stereo, CD player, cruise control, and hundreds of little gadgets everywhere.
Base price (before tags, insurance, etc.): $8K. Two years ago, my sister got a manual 1998 Chevy Metro for around the same price. Doesn't even have a tape deck. And she has to turn off the air-conditioning if she climbs a hill. Oh, is she going to be jealous.
I handled him a bit gingerly, but I think he understood. All the way home from Auto Row, I was giggling to myself. It's mine, all mine!
Anyone else remember their first car?
UPDATE: Spamblaster.