Miss Blake's New Car

So, yes, it was inevitable! We needed to get the girl a car. We looked and looked for the small SUV, the Jetta, the Honda, etc, but since day one, she has always wanted a "slug bug". Absolutely NOT, I thought. Too small, not safe, too much, and your brother would look ridiculous riding in it! Then we started to look into them. We knew we could only afford an older vehicle, but SAFETY was my main concern. Which cars, that are 10+ years old, have front AND side air bags? The New Beetle did so this is the direction we went. And, the Beetle has great visibility compared to my Volvo. Miss Blake has had some issues with visibility. ;o) So, I looked and looked to find a "slug bug" we could afford that was in good condition. After many months, I found one. It was in Longmont, close to Clay's office so I asked him to go take it for a test drive. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?" Clay doesn't think he is "slug bug" material. But being the FANTASTIC father that he is, he took a visit to the dealership. He sat in the front seat and was really surprised at the head and leg room! The leather seats were in great condition and were heated as well! There was a great stereo and all of the controls were power controlled and very well taken care of. Perusing the dash he noticed a "shot glass" built in next to the steering wheel. "What is this?" he asked the dealer. "That's a vase so you can have fresh flowers in the car." "ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!?!?!?!" Clay had no idea there was such a concept. Hesitant to drive the car, for fear of being thought of as anything but the macho straight heterosexual man that is MOST DEFINITELY is, he turned the key and started the ignition. He pulled out of the lot and turned onto Highway 287 heading out of town quickly, making sure not to be seen by any other macho straight heterosexual men that might laugh at the sight ~ like he would have. He meekly drove to the final stop light on the outskirts of town hoping for the opportunity to let loose from the traffic. The light turned and he was off. Once he shifted to third and the turbo engine kicked in. . . Goodbye! Oh golly he had no idea this cheesy little vehicle could have such spunk and power! Hot Damn! The vehicle ran fantastic! Passing the other vehicles at 95 mph without any effort, I think he was sold. He drove back to the dealership and we are now proud owners of a 2000 VW Turbo New Beetle.

. . . . Miss Blake just thinks the car is cute. xo