During my first six months in Germany I was without a car of my own and my good buddy Ingo was generous enough to lend me his “Old World” Impreza whenever I wanted to run an errand or take some other car-challenged co-workers out for lunch somewhere beyond walking distance. I thought of that mid-to-late-90s […]
Archive for June, 2005
Saab 9-2X Aero Impressions
29Jun05Missing
21Jun05It seems that I lost my digital camera this morning. Halfway to work I realized that it was not on my belt, I was pretty sure I’d put it on this morning but figured I must be mistaken. Got home, not on my desk, not in the new car, not anywhere.
It must have come off […]
Home, Sweet Home
19Jun05Was making such good time today that I decided to skip Tampa and come straight home, arrived at 8:30PM. I can hardly believe that I drove over 1,400 miles on my own in two days without like, dozing off at the wheel and killing myself…
Visa Fraud Protection called literally seconds after I arrived home. I […]
Rock On
19Jun05I was in and out of the Saab dealership in about an hour. Managed to drive over 700 miles today. I was hoping for 600 and thought that would be pushing it. Go me. I could probably make it home tomorrow but I feel like stopping at Busch Gardens for a few roller coaster rides…
I’m […]
Idling…
18Jun05I should be in an airplane flying towards Chicago to get my car. First I got the dreaded SSSS boarding pass. Full pat-down, thorough hand examination of my carry-on bag. They found (and kept) my poorly hidden lighter but at least nobody demanded my shoes. I boarded the plane. Was pleasantly surprised to find a […]
Victory
16Jun05Found a 9-2X, 5-speed, Sport, Arctic Silver just like my M3. $21,140 + $75 GM Employee discount fee (legit) + $56 dealer paperwork (big whoop) = $21,271 out-the-door. Florida taxes, tag and title fees will be my responsibility (and I should save a few hundred bucks since I’m not paying the dealer to do it). […]
Pontiac
15Jun05So I figured that before I go shopping for a 9-2X out of state, I might want to look at what else GM has to offer. Once upon a time I owned an ‘86 Trans-Am so I headed off to the nearest Pontiac dealer, conveniently open until 9PM on weekdays.
Actually, I checked insurance rates first. […]
Vroom, vroom…
14Jun05Since Apple didn’t announce a G5 Powerbook, and a Centrino Powerbook won’t be here until next year, I’m considering buying a new car. Think of it as an exceptionally large laptop hauler…
Actually, I started thinking about a new car 6 or 8 months ago. Domestics were basically ruled out because the selection of sporty cars […]
