I Live Under a Rock
March 9th 2009 18:50
Okay, when it comes to learning about cars in America I’m not exactly the smartest person in the world. I’m an eager learner, but I’m constantly left scratching my head. You see, I already have an “idea” about the manufacturing of cars and so on . . . so, when things change or are not what I expect, I’m baffled.
This is also true for foreign cars. I don’t know why, but I’ve been lead to firmly believe the following impression: foreign cars all look the same in other countries, and are designed differently only for American consumers. Who taught me this? I had no idea, but it’s annoying . . . I do know that.
To further prove myself wrong, I decided to surf around. I mean, seriously, it’s a little (okay, a lot) strange for me to think this way. I immediately came across a ton of sites in my favorite search engine (we all have one, right?), but one seemed to stand out more than the others – the vauxhall dealer. Have you ever been to a site, particularly blog (like mine!) where you think, “yes, this is it; this is exactly what I was looking for.”? Surf through, you’ll see what I mean.
Now, back to my original point about how foreign cars all look the same blah, blah, blah, and my ambition to prove myself wrong. Take this car, the vauxhall insignia, for example. This is a great looking car . . . nothing AT ALL like the boxy Dotson-y looking things I was envisioning rolling through Europe. What is wrong with me? Do I live under a rock? I must. That’s the only explanation I can come up with! Then there’s this one, the vauxhall corsa, that reminds me a lot of a VW . . . not of a dumpy, boxy, icky brownish gray generic un-named vehicle.
My conclusion? I’m a busy working mom who barely has time to think about her own vehicle, let alone the vehicles in other countries. I like my vehicle, though the seatbelts could be spaced further apart so I don’t have to spend so much time fighting with car seats. In other news: my vehicle served me quite well when I was in an ice-slush accident a week and a half ago. I managed to walk away with only a few dents on the door…. And no dents on me!
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