Reader Steve says he does not associate me with a Chrysler PT-Cruiser and says this car is not in the least in my style. Here goes my fantasy of myself, getting out of a PT-cruiser in a huge black hat and a silver fox boa. . .
What car do you think would suit me?
The time I rented a PT Cruiser, I had the feeling that it was pretty flimsy. I am sure that it really is not, but that was the experience for me. I think that what kind of car you want depends on how much you want to spend on it. I think a Volkswagen Jetta or Passat would be fitting. So would a Mazda 3 or a Mazda 6. A Ford Fusion also seems appropriate. If you want elegance and style, as well as pure joy in driving, I can see you in a Corvette, but this only if you never intend to carry more than one other person.
I love Volkswagen Jetta!! It is beautiful.
Another car that would really suit you is a Bentley, but it would cost considerably more than a house in Southern Illinois.
I actually think PT Cruiser would fit you. But not a Cadillac… In the Midwest Cadillac is just old ladys’ car…
The Cadillac is for N. Who doesn’t seem too enthusiastic. Maybe he has something against old ladies.
“my fantasy of myself, getting out of a PT-cruiser in a huge black hat and a silver fox boa. . .”
I’m not sure why, but the mental image this brings up seems to come from a lost video by Alla Pugačeva, filmed somewhere between this
and this
Ha ha ha! I’m taking this as a compliment!
Rented a pt cruiser. It is awful. Not your style at all.
Sport Porsche suits you best!
Volkswagen Beetle – 100%! It’s totally you.
I have a 10-year-old Pontiac Vibe that I adore. I plan to drive it until the wheels fall off, put the wheels back on, and drive it some more. Pontiac doesn’t exist any more, but it’s the same car as a Matrix. http://www.toyota.com/matrix/
It looks very nice. And the color is good.
I suppose a lot depends on my picture of you and your picture of yourself.
From reading your blog I get the picture of you as a fairly practical person, impatient with a lot of academic bullshit. So for that I picture you in something like a Toyota Yaris (my wife has one) — it’s roomy inside for a small car, economical and gets you from A to B with a minimum of fuss.
But for your fantasy of yourself getting in and out, I think a Cadillac would fit better. Not the one in your picture, though. Rather one built in the 1920s, perhaps, for a Maharajah. Much more roomy than the Yaris, unaffordable to run, but superb for getting in and out of dressed to the nines.
A cousin of my wife’s had such a car, and somewhere we have a photo of him with it. He lived on Jersey, and so didn’t have to drive it very far.
Yaris is the only Japanese car in the world that I really like. You get me, my friend!