Boys’n Toys
geschrieben am 22. Oktober 2008 um 17:28 von wohni
The Ol' Cap'n
With the price of crude oil soaring and the world economy in crisis, with financial gurus advocating frugal financial and investment strategies, when the sensible thing to do would be to pay off the horrific mortgage, lay low and squirrel away pennies, what do we do - “we” buy a Land Cruiser to supplement our stable of petrol-guzzling modes of transportation.
At 16 litres / 100kms I imagine that the Voyager perhaps falls short of a meaningful contribution to saving the planet. Undoubtedly the Vespa scores a few points in this department although one can’t exactly pile a family of four on it for a picnic in the bush.
And then there’s the 1948 Opel Kapitän. Frought with one mechanical ailment after the other, the mechanic has seen more of it in the last year than we have (haven’t laid eyes on the ol’ cap’n since January 2008), but dang that’s a really cool car!
Charming Speciman
And there’s the rub; charming speciman that my spouse is, he has a twitchy ignition finger which results in a trade-in (or two) every eight to twelve months. The Audi went for the Ford Ranger, which went for the VW Microbus (which, mea culpa, I wrote off - note that you cannot flip a VW Microbus onto its roof on a gravel road and expect it to keep going, also note that if it ain’t strapped in it’s not going to stay in so just buckle up, okay?), which was replaced by the Range Rover, which went for the Mitsubishi Outlander, which went for the Land Cruiser. In between my Clio went for the Scenic, which went for the Voyager. And all this in less than 5 years… sigh… but, as long as he keeps on trading cars and doesn’t contemplate trading me in for a younger model, it’s hunky-dory with me.
Have a good one
Doris