Jenna Gets an Upgrade
And no, I’m not talking about her leaving me for Michael Johns (or as I like to call him, the “ridiculously thin-lipped aussie on American Idol). Jenna has been teasing me incessantly about liking the “brown sugar” because last year my favorite was Jordin Sparks, and this year my favorite is Syesha. What can I say, they’ve got skills! (or “skillz” for all my ebonics-speaking friends)
No, what I’m actually talking about is a car. When Jenna moved to KC, she insisted that we get her a humongous pimp-car, so we got her a Lincoln Town Car Executive series. Jenna loved that big 6 liter V8.
Only trouble was, this ain’t Texas. It snows and ices here. A lot. But not enough that we know how to keep our roads cleared, and not enough that the people here know how to drive on it.
Driving a V8-pimp-car-rear-wheel-drive Town Car in snow and ice while surrounded by crackheads is a lot tougher than it sounds. We got into a situation where every time the weather got bad, either I would have to drive her to work in the 4×4, or we would trade and then I’D have to drive the V8-pimp-car-rear-wheel-drive in the snow and ice. Now, I’m not afraid to drive it, and I have enough practice driving on it in KC that I could handle it, but it still sucked.
So, on what could only be described as a whim, Jenna informed me she wanted a Lincoln SUV. I told her that we could do that in about 18.6 years since the Lincoln SUVs start in the 40k range, and that’s without any options, including a motor and transmission. So she said, “ok, how about a Ford Edge?” I informed her that Fords were not allowed to park in my driveway, but she REALLY likes them, so we looked online… 30k+. For a friggin’ Ford! No way, man.
So finally, I said “Babe, why don’t you look at the Dodge website… Dodge’s are MUCH cheaper, and they look HOT!”
So she did, and instantly fell in love with the 08 Caliber.
On Tuesday, I drove the Lincoln over to the Dodge dealership, worked my mojo, and more or less traded in the Lincoln for a new 08 Caliber. an 01 with 90k miles for an 08 with 7 miles. Same payment. Only put a grand down. Hoo-rah.
I rock.
Friday, April 11th, 2008
