After a late night phone call from Chris, who was leaving the clinic to come home after work, telling me his car was making a loud clunking noise, we decided to start looking at cars. The loud clunking noise was actually a drill bit stuck in the tire that, oddly enough, only made the clunking noise when going forward and was silent when going in reverse so he didn't think it was a flat tire (and the tire wasn't flat at the time - that would have been a dead give away). Chris had gotten some good use out of his previous subaru. There was a permanent layer of dog hair from Buddy and Maddie as well as plenty of dog-use reminders, a dent in the front right bumper, the key was stuck in the ignition and there was a mere 193-thousand miles on the odometer. We almost thought the dealership wasn't going to take it at all because it needed quite a bit of work. We got a great deal on a slightly used, but basically new subaru. Chris made it through residency with the trusty su-bee, but we figured it was time for an upgrade. Now Chris is dazzled by the power windows, heated seats and mirrors, and, his favorite feature of all, the screen that tells the current mile per gallon consumption. I think he looked at his current mileage more often than the road for the first little while.
2 comments:
That pic should be in the Subaru catalog or commercial, especially with all of the sweet bikes in the back. We love the new ride!
Good job on the tri too.
Meg
Congratulations! I love new cars!
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