Fellow fiends:
I call upon the wisdom of the net: I had a bad day and I'm a weak man and
I'm being tested. May I rant for a screen or so?
Two things:
thing the first: last night a member of my car-guy support group stopped by
to show me his new/used 1993 RX-7 (a car we can all agree is a classic in
the making). Black with a red leather interior. Drop dead good looking
car, and cosmetically in great condition. Awe-inspiring performance for the
price of a new Miata. I want you to know that it soured my evening, even
tho my beloved and I were watching an inspiring Disney movie about sled
dogs. Later that night I pulled Olde Whitesides into the driveway and
started to think what a frumpy car it was (the MG, that is). There, I said
it. Of course I don't really want a three year old RX-7, with the
associated costs, but it is a great car. On a worrisome note, this
particular car has lost its 5th gear synchro after only 28k miles (???).
Figure that one out. I drove it "around the block" and was surprised at the
mushyness of the shifter. That made me feel a bit better.
thing the second: the commute has been **horrendous** lately, and I almost
got into an accident yesterday in the B (cars behind me plowed into each
other and it chain-reacted up to about a quarter of an inch short of my rear
bumper). I saw it all in my rear view mirror, in a state of helpless
pannic. Traffic is severely stop-n-go on my urban interstate commute and I
don't even get to use OD. Surface streets are washboards here in
Deeeetroit. Has the world spun off its axis?
Seriously: What does a car guy do when its no fun to drive !!??
Will "Zen and the..." Zehring
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