Writer's Block: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[fencerm2]

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Only 'cause this kinda amuses me.

- My first car, which I got just before my 18th Birthday in 1990 - 1984 Subaru GL.  Originally named 'Grey Poupon' because the car was a shade of gold that, when dirty, looked like Grey Poupon mustard.  However, I had the car repainted British racing green - and renamed it the 'Green Poupon'
- 1993 Plymouth Laser.  I named her 'Empress' because she was a bitch.  She guzzled gas, had a multitude of expensive repairs, and did NOT like speeds below 40mph.  Seriously - the car would sputter and complain below 40, and FLY otherwise.  
- 1996 Toyota Celica.  Never really named this car - but I did occasionally refer to her as 'Beauty'.  She was sleek, and black, and AWESOME.  Yes, to this day, my favorite car.  I was very sad when she was turned into an accordion on Rte. 17.
- 2001 Toyota RAV4.  He was called 'Darth Draco'.  Originally I named him Draco, but then I was parked next to Abel's White RAV4 at Pennsic - and my black one beside it - they began to call it Darth.  I liked it - it stuck.
- 2005 Subaru Baja.  I named it 'Hermes'.  Others decided to call this 'The Malcolmino".  This was a silly car.
- 2007 Honda Fit.  I call it "Morpheus' ('Morph for short) - for the King of Dreams from the Sandman series - not the character from the Matrix movies.

Comments

[dawnstar.livejournal.com]

Tell me more about your Fit. How much room is there? I have a very tall husband (6'7") and a carseat to accommodate. Eventually, it would need to accommodate 2 carseats (I hope). Plus cargo space.

Ahh, Empress. I remember that car. She used to scare the crap out of me, getting from Ithaca to Cortland in record time. :)

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

Yes, this car is impressive. It was described as a mini-minivan for the amount of overall cargo it can hold. My 6+ foot tall brother-in-law has no issue riding in the backseat. Honda's are good about being roomy inside. The cargo space is most decent when you can fold down the seats - which would be tougher with 2 carseats. But its still pretty decent. AND fun to drive.

And why isn't Honda paying me for all the publicity I give them on these cars??? :-)

[rocksryan.livejournal.com]

I thought you called the Fit "the Tardis" because of all you can fit inside it.

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

No, but the Fit IS a TARDIS - kinda surreal how much stuff I can fit into this car. Pretty cool.

[blinkensopps.livejournal.com]

I drive Vlad the Impala.

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

My car in high school was Jesus Chrysler Supercar.