blackbird, for show & tell this week, wanted to see our cars.
well, i blogged a photo of that last year when my CRX turned 200,000 miles, so rather than bore you with another exterior shot i thought i'd blog a photo of the interior.
i really like this photo for some reason. i took it while i was driving (ooh! danger!) so i didn't have the opportunity to properly focus the shot. i just held the camera up by my head and pushed the button.
i rely on that digital clock. i have it set to the exact minute and i probably look at it 10 times during my 40-minute commute. i don't wear a watch, so given how much time i spend in my car this is really one of my principal timekeeping devices.
as for the temperature controls, the A/C button was neglected for about 7 years but since i got the entire system fixed it has now become my favorite button on that panel. driving home from the beach in the rain, it made life so much easier acting as a defogger. A/C rocks!
the stereo is piece of crap. it worked well for about 4 years, then the tape player got fubared. it constantly thinks it is playing a tape, and when i press eject (though there is no tape inside) it goes through this spastic mechanical process that doesn't stop unless you jam a pen into it.
the radio works fine, though i rarely use it to listen to AM or FM broadcasts. instead i transmit my ipod's audio through an FM channel with an itrip. the ipod rests perfectly upon the open ashtray. i've got a charger in the car constantly, both for my ipod and for my cell phone.
i drive a manual transmission. i love manual transmissions. i will always choose manual transmissions in every car i purchase. vroom vroom.
and finally, i try to maintain a relatively clean car interior, though some trash does accumulate in that weird slot below the radio. (it currently contains a hair barrette, instructions on how to change the itrip station, one pen, and a wadded-up straw wrapper.) my floor is always fairly covered with dirt and leaves, too.
updated to add: the encouraging view out the window
Posted by xta at December 2, 2005 01:50 PM | TrackBackthat's a very groovy little car...
I especially like the ash tray innovation.
$1.95! I got gas for $1.95 in VA a couple of weeks ago, but $1.95 in NC is really something. I honestly didn't think we'd ever see less than $2.35 a gallon again, even when the prices started coming down. Hurrah!
Posted by: minty at December 2, 2005 04:21 PM200,000 on the Honda -- that was a fine memory despite the lame gift they gave you. (Why couldn't they give you an A/C?)
The Alfa now has 169,xxx. I imagine the engine will do just fine through 200,000. And if not, I will feel compelled to have it rebuilt or replaced.
Posted by: Phil at December 5, 2005 12:26 AM