My New Car(s)

It’s been a long process.  And not an easy one.  There have been mistakes.

I/we have been lured, compelled, beguiled, and ultimately sucked in to buying the wrong car(s) for me.  In essence, I’ve been looking in all the wrong places.  And for all the wrong reasons. 

The big schtick these days is the wonder of the car’s electronics.  Its gadgets, bells and whistles. Just look, they tell you, there’s a whole new world at your fingertips!  Oh, the things you can do.  The places you’ll go.  It’s yours to command. Just touch. You’ll see.

Except, of course, if you are an electronic klutz. 

New cars one and two have been returned.  

Yesterday, we decided to try again so we went back to the car dealer.  A different one this time.  Seemed like a good idea upon reflection.  A nice man, Adam, showed us the car I/we thought would be best.   So, I sat in it.  And, I said yes.  But no test drive for me, thank you. The foot can’t do that quite yet.  And please, don’t tell me about all the attributes of the car.  I’m not in the mood for any of that today.   I’m sure this car is more than sufficient for my needs.  

Adam asked me what I liked best about the car.  I said: “See that little button right there that actually spells out the word “Radio?  And the on/off/up/down knob right next to it.  That’s what I like. ” 

New car number three is in the garage.   It will still be there when I can drive it.  Soon, I hope. But for now, I just sit in it. I’m pretty sure the third time’s the charm. In the meantime, the Mister’s just hanging on for dear life.

PS. Cars aren’t the only one with electronic difficulties. We had some this morning ourselves, hence the late post. And it wasn’t even our fault.