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Je suis Echoïste!
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 09:04 am
On Monday night I signed on a car!!!
( Shiny! )
It's a green 2001 Toyota Echo sedan (the poor woman's Jetta). So cute! So fuel-efficient! And the rear seats fold down to open out the trunk! Sure, it has no power windows or cruise control, but hey. -- One of the best moments was when I was on the phone with my dad last Sunday, getting his opinion, and I was going on about the different models and reliability and gas mileage and power-train warranty and this and that, and he said, "Wow, you've certainly done your homework!" *beam* Yeah, I did try...
To celebrate, Tiger Boy sent me the following link about, as far as I can tell, an entire movement of Echo artcars (it's from Canada, where the Echo is still being marketed, in fact in a hatchback version): Echoïste et fier de l'être. "Comme nous, les Echoïstes, chaque Echo est unique. À la fois sportive, irrévérencieuse, écologique et provocante, elle se transforme au gré de notre personnalité et de nos humeurs."
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ablock schlepped me over to the dealer again last night to put in the actual down payment and sign a million forms. Today they're getting my license plates, and G-d willing, I'll be driving the thing home tonight.
Of course, this week's train commute has felt even more like Transit Hell knowing that I am so close to never having to do it again...! Plus, I thought buying a car would make me feel young and free, but right now (since all I've done is spend a ton of money and acquire a ton of paperwork) all I feel is old and weighted down with responsibility. I'm hoping that will change once I am actually behind the wheel. :-} It's a zippy little thing, good pickup, good brakes. Really, I am excited.
Thanks to everyone who's provided advice and moral/logistical support through this crazy process. (I went with Nancy Bender's office for insurance, BTW. Finally got renter's, too, while I was at it. Good Lord, I am a grownup.)
( Shiny! )
It's a green 2001 Toyota Echo sedan (the poor woman's Jetta). So cute! So fuel-efficient! And the rear seats fold down to open out the trunk! Sure, it has no power windows or cruise control, but hey. -- One of the best moments was when I was on the phone with my dad last Sunday, getting his opinion, and I was going on about the different models and reliability and gas mileage and power-train warranty and this and that, and he said, "Wow, you've certainly done your homework!" *beam* Yeah, I did try...
To celebrate, Tiger Boy sent me the following link about, as far as I can tell, an entire movement of Echo artcars (it's from Canada, where the Echo is still being marketed, in fact in a hatchback version): Echoïste et fier de l'être. "Comme nous, les Echoïstes, chaque Echo est unique. À la fois sportive, irrévérencieuse, écologique et provocante, elle se transforme au gré de notre personnalité et de nos humeurs."
ablock schlepped me over to the dealer again last night to put in the actual down payment and sign a million forms. Today they're getting my license plates, and G-d willing, I'll be driving the thing home tonight.Of course, this week's train commute has felt even more like Transit Hell knowing that I am so close to never having to do it again...! Plus, I thought buying a car would make me feel young and free, but right now (since all I've done is spend a ton of money and acquire a ton of paperwork) all I feel is old and weighted down with responsibility. I'm hoping that will change once I am actually behind the wheel. :-} It's a zippy little thing, good pickup, good brakes. Really, I am excited.
Thanks to everyone who's provided advice and moral/logistical support through this crazy process. (I went with Nancy Bender's office for insurance, BTW. Finally got renter's, too, while I was at it. Good Lord, I am a grownup.)