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My brand new black car

gingersoul posted on Mar 01, 2007 | views: 1111 | Tags: New Car, Cars, the best car of your life, lease, car, economical

Well.......i am very happy...materialistically talking.

Because i have a new car. 

My Nissas Altima's lease was going to expire next month so yesterday i spent half of the day at the car dealer getting home with a brand new jet black Nissan Versa. A little jewel...lol...

I will have to bring lasagna to the car dealer guy next time i comeback for my tag  though....i promised it ....its a good price to pay for his royal treatment.....or was it a completely different kind of  treatment?...lol....I mean, at one point he was introducing me to everybody......the general manager, his coworkers, the service and repair manager, even the guy who washed the cars.......:-)

I think he had a instant liking on me...our daughters have the same age and went to the same school last year, we talked about Jane Austen and Harry Potter and slightly even about spirituality while we were test driving some cars......that ..or my sexy exotic accent must have done it...lol...

When i went back after picking my daughter at school, she got to pick the color......i was going for a red (even though i already had two red cars: a Jeep and a Peugeot 205)  or blue (no blue car yet)......but she told me that red was too flashy, almost clownish, too bright....wth?

Really, i felt like i was the kid there......the car dealer guy was laughing his head out... I am telling you....she is a 30 yrs old woman in the boyd of a 12.

But we are happy: she got her color and love the new car and i got  this problem off  my shoulder. 

And you: which car are you driving?

The car i think i really still love the most has been a Mazda coupe', a sport car, muddy color, fast, shining and sleek. We drove her for 17 states from Florida to New York to ship her to Italy soon after we got married . Still the best road trip of my life.

And you: which car is still in your heart even after all these years?

 



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  • MissMimi said on Mar 01, 2007....
    what I drive is a sensible boring sedan-- a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina.
    What I want is a flashy red convertible, but not just any convertible. I want one of those great big Cadillac convertibles with the fins. I want people to drool with envy when I drive by. LOL I've wanted a convertible my whole life.


    At Christmas one year, my sister-in-law asked me what I wanted for Christmas, and I said without hesitation a convertible. When I opened her gift to me, there it was-- a shiny red convertible Matchbox car! It was my favorite gift that year.
  • silverwhisper said on Mar 01, 2007....
    congrats on the new car, GS!

    my first car, a saturn SL2, lasted me a long, long time--almost 180k miles, IIRC. that died b/c the transmission was starting to go, but it was awfully reliable. i have some great memories, like making sure that the first CD to play in the stereo was born to run--it had to be broken in properly, after all--or schlepping my sister to/from various places, driving it to meet my then-girlfriend (now wife) every tuesday & friday night...

    i hated to let her go...i still miss roxie now & then...

    ed
  • kruuyai said on Mar 01, 2007....
    LOL... I haven't driven a car in 5 years!  I've had 2 Honda Civics, 1 Honda Accord, 1 Toyota Celica, and 1 Subaru RX.  I liked the Hondas very, very much, and would probably get one again, but i LOVED my Subaru.  It was a racy, little steel grey hatchback, limited edition (only 3000 made for each of the three years that it was produced)... It was aerodynamic, low to the ground with road hugger tires, four wheel drive, turbo-charged engine,  tilt steering, cruise control, air conditioning, adjustable lumbar support, a tape deck, and it just felt good to drive.  I got it when I first moved to Colorado, and it was the best thing for exploring the mountains on those dirt and gravel roads.  When it was running well, it was awesome, but when it broke down, the parts were outrageously expensive.  The transmission finally went and i had to put her down.  Poor thing.  I miss her still.
  • secretlife said on Mar 01, 2007....

    see?  i told you this car thing would work out!  who needs a job when they have your charm and can make a mean lasagna!!! lol! 

    i'm glad that's off your shoulders ginger.

    good luck with it.  if i were there i'd throw a handful of coins in the back seat for luck.  has anyone every done that to one of your new cars before? 

    my last three vehicles have been mini-vans.  dodge, dodge, chystler....i think they're all pretty much the same company....

    the one i have now is much more fancy than my last two.  this one has leather bucket seats, a navigation system, sun roof, automatic doors....but it's still a mini van. 

    i've actually gotten quite attached to this type of vehicle, although i'll say it's on the boring side....

    my favorite car was one i had when i graduated college.....it was a 1969 pontiac lemans...blue with a soft black roof and that baby could FLY.

    i drove a nissan sentra after that.  it was my first new car!  and it was black.

    my dream car is a convertable....i think a little yellow one....pale yellow. 

     

     

  • skald said on Mar 01, 2007....
    I´m driving a Renualt now. We have two of them. My husband drives the old one, about 8 years old and I have the 2 years old one. They are both Laguna.
    Our first car was a Saab. We sold it when we bought our first apartment. Cars I remember way back are Dodge, Rambler, Skoda, Toyota. All kinds.
  • lioneljay said on Mar 01, 2007....
    Congrats, GS. There's almost nothing quite as sexy as driving a new car. The smell, the romance of learning what all the buttons do, the mystery of finding the little switch that opens the trunk.

    I'm a boring old white guy: I drive a Honda Accord. Now, it's a V6 coupe with all the luxury touches that Honda made available, but it's still a Honda. If I had my druthers I'd be driving a Porsche but that's more than a few new clients away.
  • skald said on Mar 01, 2007....
    I also wanted to say congratulations. 
  • bloc said on Mar 01, 2007....
    I'm a cheapo and still drive my 10 year old nissan sentra. However I very much want a blue mini cooper with racing stripes and white rims :)

    I'd also love love love an audi TT but I don't think I could bring myself to spend that much on a car.

    @ginger
    I think we both love nissan's :) My wife also has a nissan (a newer altima)
  • polarheart said on Mar 01, 2007....
    GINGER, so happy for you!!! :¬))))
     
    I wish I could have a brand new car, just once in my life.  The cars I've had have always been 2nd hand.  Currently driving a Nissan Primera - an old one, but its comfortable.
     
    My car means a lot to me!  It was about a year and a bit before I got a car here in the UK, it was tough times for me without a car.  Now I know that when the house gets too much for me and Tigger in winter we can at least drive somewhere.  Its no fun lugging a toddler around on public transport.
     
    Polar
     
  • mom said on Mar 01, 2007....
    I drive a 2006 Ford Taurus.  I never cared about cars, if it got me from  A-B I was happy.  My husband has a 1965 Shelby cobra and I have not ridden in it yet cause I don't care about it.  I do go gaga over motorcycles though, preferrably choppers.
  • moonriver said on Mar 01, 2007....
    ginger -- jet-black huh. nice color, reminds me of my favorite stealth getup. is your daughter by any chance a wannabe ninja? lol. i never did own any car, except an old 4wd jeep hand-me-down that i wore out until it was almost literally held together by chewing gum and baling wire heh. i drove mostly small trucks and auv's. after a "life-changing incident" 15 years ago, have always preferred public rides, bikes, long hikes... and hitching where available. in my dreams, though, i'd like to have a humv, in screaming lemon yellow with a mean black stripe right down the middle.

  • gingersoul said on Mar 01, 2007....

    Mimi...oh. sexy red convertible...you are a tiger, girl!....lol....There is nothing like driving at night with the roof or windows down.....warm wind in your face, your hair flying around and that power underneath your butt.....lol...maybe singing a song on top of your lung........i need to drive this way again....:-0

    Your sister has a great sense of humour..lol..

    SW....Roxie...that's a cool name for a car.....my daughter named this one, Veela. Dont' ask me why.........If you think we spend so much time in these cars..they become part of us like homes...i am not into any decoration for my cars.....you will never see anything hanging from the mirror o any stickers but they are our little homes on 4 wheel after all...lol..

    Kruu..... i have no idea how a Subaru RX looks like...but it sound coool....i had anotherr car that i loved ..it was a silver Mini Mirror, great English car...second hand from my brother..i drove it till it died ..literally...in the middle of the intersection...a white and grey cloud of steam coming from the engine..no way to save her...lol....God Save the Mini Mirror...

    Secret.... ..lol.....nah....it must have been the lasagna more than my charm....lol.........i never knew about this habit of throwing coins in the back of new cars....i surely hope this one will be luckier than the Altima......i had 4 accidents in 2 years with her...one pretty scary too...a 18 wheeler truck crashed against my driver side....and i was almost still....no nice at all......

  • momsrock said on Mar 01, 2007....

    Oh ginger I'm so happy for you! I can see you in black!! lol

    I have two at the moment... a dark blue durango and a dark green pontiac grand prix. The grand prix is what I drive 90% of the time because it is so much cheaper. I only need gas 1/week compared to 1/day!

    My dream car is a black dodge nitro... but I don't like to buy cars the first year out... i like to let them get the quirks out. :)

  • gingersoul said on Mar 01, 2007....

    Skald.......you did change a lot of models.....you are a car connoisseur ...lol.... Renault are very popular in Italy too..oh....thanks for the congratulations..:-)

    LJ......oh...yes..you are so right on the target.......sexy feeling...like a first date everything is brand new, smooth, well oiled.....LOL....only that i wouldnt call romance my impatient pushing buttons after buttons to see how that damn thing works......i never read the instructions ..lol......i want to know everything soon....oh,Porsche is a very sexy car.......like a Jaguar...mewawooo...:-)

    Bloc.....this is my 4th Nissan: i have been the first in the area to have a XTerra Nissan, the first one to have a Murano, then the Altima and now this Versa.....it must be really something...lol....

    Polar...oh, you reminded me of my first months here in Usa.....i didn't have a car yet because id didn't have a driver license either......i went to take the test and i was panicking ..not for the driving or parking (i passed at the first try) but because i was horrified that the trainer would ask me to do something and i would misunderstand him.....pfiuu...

    Mom....i had a feeling you were more a motorcycles kind of girl.....my ex and i bought a black Sabre Honda 4 years ago...great nachine...so nice....loved it.....i have to tell you one of these days what i did on the back of that baby...lol....*wink*  

    Moon......my dream is a small sporty coupe egg-butter yellow......:-)

    You accident though was with a motorcycles, am i correct? Just like Che Guevara ...:-)

  • CreativeWoman said on Mar 01, 2007....
    I drive a 2005 Pontiac Vibe.  It's kind of like me...dependable and economical.

    Congratulations on your new car!

    CW
  • dailyachesandpains said on Mar 01, 2007....
    I miss my old cars SOOO much, it's not even funny.
    I had a Nissan 2000 NX and it was a quick little thing.
    I had a Honda CRX and it was quick too! 
     
    My Husband and I BOTH hate our cars now.  2 Audi's and they both fucking suck ass.  I had another Audi before and I should have KNOWN not to get another and another.  I'm still beating myself.
     
    I've been looking at Range Rovers.  I want one $niffle $niffle, I will never have one.  I've also been looking at the BMW X5's.  Want one, Husband HATES the looks of them, so it looks as if I will never have one of those either. 
     
    Daily
  • gingersoul said on Mar 01, 2007....

    CW....thank you......

    So you are dependable, and i see it,  but i dont believe you are economical at all ..you are a luxury model that is just waiting to roar its engine at the rigth moment...:-)...for now is sitting in garage but from time to time she makes her tires run preparing for the big road trip ....... 

    Daily...Range Rovers speaks about adventure, mountain trails, off road paths....good for you....i wish you to have the car of your dream...dont forget a reliable car seat for Lil Daily though...lol...

  • whensnoopydied said on Mar 02, 2007....
    I drive a honda odyssey, sea foam green, it looks gray. i do love it, because it totes me and my 6 pet children. i have always become attached to my car, not because of cost, but because it is often where I find myself alone. It hears my thoughts, sees my tears, sings along when a great tune comes on. Its a big car so i feel pretty safe in it. Once i had an umbrella that i got when i was around twenty. i got it in london. I had it until i was around 38. I felt attached to it like it was family, i am not a packrat, its just that when something is around me for a long time, i form attachments, i cant even tell you the grief i felt when it broke, i couldnt just throw it away, i wanted to have a ceremony and give it a proper burial. i know this sounds insane, but it is true. im sure that i transfer my grief to items. I dont have much from the past, maybe that is why. i dont recall my trip to england, but it traveled with me for a long time. oh well.
  • jen01 said on Mar 02, 2007....
    congrates ginger 4 ur new car! it must be splendid :) for now on i still not don't hv my own car just use my parent cars. he he..i am saving money to buy my dream car. "baby mercd" Phew..i'll be in blow joy if i get that car in these time.
  • silverwhisper said on Mar 02, 2007....
    it's named veela? i see there are harry potter fans in your home. :>

    ed
  • dailyachesandpains said on Mar 02, 2007....
    Ginger:  I want one so badly, I looked into leasing one.  FORGET IT!  It's almost as much as my mortgage payment!  If Husband doesn't start bringing home more dough, I'm going to look for a sugar daddy, ROFLMAO!  Yes, that's how badly I want it! Little Daily has her car seat, no worries!  My sister just bought an Altima, she loves it.  Congratulations on the new car!!
     
    Ed:  I saw a commercial last night and thought of you.  It was for Teenage Ninja Turtles movie that's coming out and I thought "hum...wonder if Ed's going to see that one!"   LOL!
  • silverwhisper said on Mar 02, 2007....
    ugh...TMNT make me wanna hurl. :p

    ed
  • lioneljay said on Mar 02, 2007....
    Wasn't Veela a very sexy blonde? Hmmm....
  • dailyachesandpains said on Mar 02, 2007....
    LMAO, Ed! 
  • gingersoul said on Mar 02, 2007....

    Moms.......your comment slipped thru while i was answering the other ones...sorryyyy....I see you in red instead ...a vibrant red...lol...

    I dont really care about first year or 10th years...i go with the mood...i went there to lease a Sentra actually but then i saw this little vixen and i got hooked..hope she will not betray me along the road...lol ...

    Whensnoopy.....oh, i so agree with you.....my cars have seen so many things: tears, laughs, love, farewells, welcome back hugs, steamy encounters, fights,  baggages, camping gears and tents.....it will take a blog to write about it..i migh do it pretty soon..

    When i was cleaning the trunk of the Altima to return her, i realized that the military sack i put there 2 yers ago and never gave a tought about it  was indeed one of the sails from our sailboat (now sold)  .......now, you tell me...why in the Earth i have been going around for 2 years with a sail in my trunk?

    I think everything is at the end connected .....if we stop thinking about the meaning...I didint want inconsciosly separate from that last vestigia of my marriage...symbol of happy times...

    Well, my daughter, as i said, named the new car Veela....if you take a "e" away from the name you have Vela.....that in Italian means .......sail .....I found this coincidence simply amazing...

  • gingersoul said on Mar 02, 2007....

    Molusk...hi, first of all nice to meet you...:-)

    And thank you ......i know, thing can be really tight when you are at school......i wish you to be able to buy the car of your dream very soon.........where and what are you studying? I use to have a bike in Italy....i used it alot...loved it.....it was black and shining chrome. ....then years ago my ex bought me for Xmas a mountain bike after several hints i gave him...my daughter had one too so we went biking in the neighborhood together....it was nice....i sold mine when i moved in this apartment...

    Jen...a Mercedes, eh?...nice dream you have.....hope to make it true, girl...:-)..

    SW....that's why i told you..."don't ask me"..meaning......you should recognize the name.....and you did...lol....

    Daily,.......no, dont make your hubby work double only for a car..its not worth it..and i know that you know it....they are only made to transport us from Point A to Point B, as mom wisely said....

    but ...in case you find a sugardaddy..ask him if he has a brother or  friend and send him here.....LOL ....Oh, I agree with SW about the Ninja...arhhhh

    LJ......Veela a sexy blonde?

    Now...what YOU have in mind, Mr. Lionel?......LOL.... 

  • secretlife said on Mar 02, 2007....
    ginger:  are you making lasagna today? *smirk*
    how's the car driving?
     
     
  • gingersoul said on Mar 02, 2007....

    Secret....naughty girl.......lol...

    But guess what? The guy left me a voice message......he was asking if everything was ok...and if i needed any help to call him.....

    oink oink, Hotcake would say....LOL........

    The baby is doing great...but i am already obsessing with the dust .......

    geez...,this black shows EVERYTHING!!!  I am afraid i will have to wash her  A LOT more than the other one....well, that would be easy...in 2 years i washed the silver Altima only 3 times.....no kidding.....rain was doing a perfect job for me....

    oh, where did i drive myself into??.....LOL...

    Any suggestion in how to keep this black clean without spendig a fortune?

  • lioneljay said on Mar 02, 2007....
    GS, I suggest that you plan on doing one of the following:

    • Buying your gas at stations that have a car wash
    • Washing your car regularly on your own (if you do this publicly while dressed in your bathing suit it may serve a dual purpose)
    • Becoming very, very good friends with the manager of a car wash
    • Find a job at a car wash

    or

    Adopt the mantra, "Dust, schmust...at least it's not rust!"
  • secretlife said on Mar 02, 2007....
    did you call him back and tell him you were slaving away in the kitchen today just for him?  LOL....i'm not gonna let you live this one down!
     
    my suggestion is to offer your daughter the job of official car-washer.  at least during the spring, summer, and fall, you can pay her a few dollars to wash the car once a week....
    take my word, in 2 years, when it's time for the next car, she will pick blue....
  • gingersoul said on Mar 02, 2007....

    LJ.....LOL...devilishily funny......i hope you are not suggesting moi to wear a bikini and shorts while washing my car??? How could i ever dare? ...lol.....

    Soo.....of all the options i think the first one is the most doable.....but being me so lazy and so NOT into car cleaning/maintanance i think adopting the mantra is the best......easy, quick....lol.... 

    Or......i could always offerin lasagna in exchanging of  car washing....LOL...

  • justop26 said on Mar 02, 2007....
    gingersoul, congratulations!! Wow, I can only start to imagine what a great feeling it is to have your new car :D As for me, well... I don't even drive a bike! LOL But the car I wish for is a Honda Civic. It's amazingly beautiful, fast, stylish. I love it.

    I hope you make the most out of your car! Enjoy it, girl! :D
  • gingersoul said on Mar 02, 2007....

    Just....thank you so much, girl.....well, i have been leasing cars since i moved here so i have changed some along the way....and the feelign of a brand new car is very nice....

    I like Honda cars too.......i guess anything but not Ford for me....lol...

    Does anybody like Mitsubishi? I have no idea if they are great car or what but their style is so cool....they seem very fast and sleek....

  • moonriver said on Mar 04, 2007....
    ginger -- if i could jump from belfry to belfry tonight (fortunately, my full moon powers have worn off too early this week), i'd wash your car everyday for a taste of your impeccable lasagna... lol. yes, it was a kawasaki 125 dirtbike -- in my favorite yellow and black colors -- that led to two weeks in the hospital -- in the ortho ward, of course, and not in the lepers' ward as in the case of che.

  • gingersoul said on Mar 04, 2007....

    Moon......if you could jump here i would make you taste my lasagna with no sweating involved...uhmmm...for washing my car at least...LOL....

    I gladly accept the offer so each full moon i will leave out of my door a bucket of soapy water. Please, could you wax it  too..i like it so shining ...lol..

    And when you are finished......my lasagna will wait for you on my kitchen table..and a glass of red wine...{hug}

  • moonriver said on Mar 04, 2007....
    ginger -- you have a deal. i'll even add a potion to the soapy water that will make the wax process really smooth. free of charge, don't worry. hmm, a style of eating lasagna that involves much sweating... i dunno... depends on the type of sauce and fillings i suppose. LOL.

  • gingersoul said on Mar 05, 2007....

    Moon.....the deal is on....only promise from you: dont let your werewolf personality wax it...pleazzzzz....he will scratch it.....lol.....

    uhmmm.... filling is creamy, juicy, and very, very hot....lol....so i guess it DOES involve sweating......lol 

  • moonriver said on Mar 06, 2007....
    i promise, ginger, no scratches. i'll even leave it with a full tank so you can drive around happily all day long. the lasagna's making me drool already... lol.

  • gingersoul said on Mar 06, 2007....

    Moon...even a full tank?...you are my dream come true.....:-)

    ok, triple dose of lasagna then.....

    Scratches can be left somewhere else though, i recall......LOL...

  • moonriver said on Mar 06, 2007....
    ginger -- no, not a scratch anywhere. i wash cars very gently... LOL.

    letting me into the driver's seat is a different matter though. i'm used to riding on rough trails, remember. i like to make the engine whine and scream until it's smoking inside and out. wanna take that risk? the state of texas would be crazy to issue me a license. you are properly warned... LOL

  • gingersoul said on Mar 06, 2007....

    Moon...hold your horse, cowboy....never mentioned the possibility to let you drive my baby!.....lol....

    Texas is already crazy enough to let ME have a DL.....lol...

    after all, i come from a country where yellow light is an invitation to speed up and beat the red.......not to slow down......lol.....

  • D6fer said on Mar 09, 2007....
    I drive a 2001 ford f-150 style side crew cab 4x4....it is the first truck I have ever owned....I abolutely love it! I could never afford one for the longest time....It is white and has a matching tonneau cover. I have always had little cars for the longest time....I was last driving a 1993 geo metro...a good little car....great mileage (50 mpg)...but was a rolling coffin!
  • oldog said on Mar 19, 2007....
    Waaay back in '96 , i picked up a champaign  '95 T-Bird, V-8, all the whistles and toots...Over the years , I morphed her (yes she is a girl car) into a back haired fire breathing she deamon !! 400 shaft HP truck engine with a super charger, racing suspension, roll cage , custom paint, huuuuge hood with lumps in it to cover all the extra stuff, custom wheels, custom drivetrain, brakes, suspension new leather recaro seats from a Catera. you name it, its probably got it. I have about a quarter million miles on her, but everything has been replaced /rebuilt  by me or some friends that are pros once or twice sometimes more.....Thing is I love that car, but my wife says I am getting too old and worn out to maintain it , plus its loud and she hates it, so I have to sell her. Anyone in the market for a good German wife?......... the car, i was planning to die with, but maybe I will sell her as I get a lil' frightened every once in a while when she tries to get away from me, but it kinda adds to the thrill of her... I dunno', I may miss the Birdie more than the wife? i did find a '98 Caddy , white, all the goodies, and less than 60k, which may be available soon, and I have some interesting plans for that car .... In the meantime, Ginger, you make car ownership sound as tho it takes on a whole other dimension ,the lazagna is just a small temptation, and I wish i were a bit younger to  help you with your car, etc. ....................................................................
  • gingersoul said on Mar 20, 2007....

    D6...my ex had the same pick up for several years until he upgraded to a Ford 250...... I like it..he bought a huge grill for the front ..it gave it to it a mean look..i liked the color too..a mud-green-greyish one...i loved to hear the engine roaring before he was entering the back alley of our home........  

    Olddog.......oh, i would love to have a man who knows where to put his hands  taking care of my baby now......lol....my ex was the one getting greasy and busy around my cars....for me has always been more than enough washing them once in a while.. so i got spoiled very bad, i knwo....:-0.

    LOL...lasagna would be always warm and ready anytime you woudl come over to check my oil.......LOL... 

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