Car pics

[cjsmith]

New Car (exterior) My new car! I had to stand on the curb to take this, as you can probably tell from the visual angle. In the gallery you can also see the Cyclops dashboard.

Comments

And it's...

[chiefted]

...name is?

probably haven't had a chance to figure that out yet, but

*HUGS* on the new vehicle.

Re: And it's...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have no idea yet. I'm resisting the temptation to name her Moose just because I'm so used to a smaller car. Or Cyclops for the dash!

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

Pretty!

What's it's name?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I don't know yet. Hopefully not Cyclops. :-)

[gdmusumeci.livejournal.com]

It's adorable! :)

I actually kind of like the dashboard, believe it or not.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I do too. It's alien-looking, but I definitely like it. I've recently seen some dash designs I truly hate. This one wins major points by being mostly blue and by having all its pieces visible through/around the wheel. :)

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

The dash looks like it should be on a spaceship!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That fits with the way I drive. Warp speed, Mr. Sulu!

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Patrick wants me to think about getting a hybrid for commuting purposes. I'll have to go back and re-read some of your posts.

I sum up

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Now you don't have to go back! :-)

Prius: peppy, mid-size. Never say a word against one in front of my friendslist. Good storage capacity. Electric engine is primary, gas secondary; Honda does it the other way round.

Insight: incredible gas mileage, two seats, no trunk, discontinued, hard to find.

Civic: Looks like a normal car. Good rearward and rear-side visibility. Can't fold down the back seats to haul stuff because the batteries are in the way. Used 2005 has dangerously wimpy acceleration. (One friend claims her 2003 is MUCH better.) Completely redesigned in 2006; I didn't evaluate those.

I also haven't looked at the Camry, Accord, or whoever's done an SUV.

[airporter.livejournal.com]

Please not Cyclops.

How about Betty? Betty's a good old-fashioned, reliable kind-of name. Like Honda, even.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

If I'm not careful it'll morph into Bertha, for size. I think its invisibility might factor in, too. Was there ever a short name for the Romulan cloaking device?

[airporter.livejournal.com]

That's it! B.A.B.'s

Only we'll all know it's Big *** Bertha!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

"Babs"! :-)

[msmichelle.livejournal.com]

Yay for hybrids!! She's a beauty! I, like the others, look forward to hearing what you decide for a name. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

She's not a hybrid, sadly. A new hybrid was way out of my price range. But any car that gets 40MPG on the highway is okay with me! And I kind of like the flying saucer styling on the dash. :-)

[tshuma]

Yay! My little '95 Geo Metro still gets between 43-45 mpg on the freeway. I have the sedan with the slightly beefier engine -- they say the little eggshell models from those years get up to 50 mpg.

Then again, it also has 143,000 miles on it. So I'm keeping my eye on those Civics, let me tell you.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That's excellent mileage! Thumbs up for the Geo Metro! ...is that a turtle made from frosting? :-)

[tshuma]

Why, yes it is!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's adorable!

[tshuma]

Aren't they, though? I blame simplykimberly for her mad skillz on my unbirthday cake!

[msmichelle.livejournal.com]

40mpg is excellent. And the dash is indeed stylin'.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I could get used to this quickly... I hope. :-)

[jupiter29.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Now I'm all jealous. But that's not your fault. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm all jazzed -- spent the morning commute playing with all the buttons. I'm sure I'll be back to normal soon. Sure. Really I will.

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Ooo! Pretty, and shiny-new!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

And it has lots of cool buttons and knobs and things! Now I know why people get power windows. In a car this freakin' big, you can't reach the other door.

[airporter.livejournal.com]

OMG. 'Mine!'

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

hee! :-)

I am dorky enough to consider naming the car Satyagraha, in honor of the day I bought it (100th anniversary).

Response delays...

[airporter.livejournal.com]

Not that dorky, me; I had to look it up and read a bit when time permitted. Thanks for the link.

Question though, what would its nickname then be? I'm terribly unimaginative, I know, but my most recent vehicles were Prissy and Noosy. The first of course is Priscilla, named after a sister-in-law's Tarantula (don't ask, it's embarassing); the second is "New Priscilla," because I was tired that day, and it bloody well stuck.

So. "Sadie?"

Re: Response delays...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I do know a friend of mine called his Prius "Priuscilla". Me, I'd have a raunchier name from classical roots but then my friends list would lynch me.

Re: Response delays...

[airporter.livejournal.com]

I love it!

Pism for short? or Spism?

I don't think anyone would lynch you, and it would be obscure enough not to be found on a DMV search if you went for personalized plates!

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I love the dashboard arrangement. Too many vehicles lately have made the top of the speedometer hard to see through the top of the steering wheel, and the Civic's is almost like a heads-up display.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's amazing how stoooopid many dashboard displays are for a shorter driver. I am of average height for an American woman, and I'm too short for many dash designs. Says a heck of a lot, that does.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

ooh pretty!! shiny!! *squeeee*

congrats on the new wheels. looking forward to hearing all about you getting to know your new, yet-to-be-named four-wheeled companion.

what's to become of your other, banged-up four-wheeled companion? will she get a proper sendoff?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-) My fallen soldier/bodyguard will get a proper twenty-one-gun salute as she heads off to (I presume) a great vast wasteland of parts cars. As I have no cannon, though, I will instead say "boom" a lot.

[spindle-rose.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's really not all that big. Trust me. I'm sure you'll love the Civic. I sure miss my two. Especially that last one which got traded for the company boat.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hi Rosemary! Yeah, I bet I will come to love it. I know it will be reliable, and David said you two had had excellent experiences with them.