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Post by EspadaIII on May 7, 2021 11:52:38 GMT
That kind of window shopping can lead to divorce...
Better stick to the internet with incognito mode turned on...
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Post by Humph on May 20, 2021 11:40:01 GMT
Anyone up for a bit of amateur psychoanalysis?
My Merc is a lot "better" at what I need a car for than the Jeep is.
It's more spacious, it's more comfortable, it's faster and arguably, it looks nicer. Might even be safer and it certainly rides and handles better.
So, why do I feel "happier" when driving the wee Jeep. Doesn't make any logical sense does it? Is it that I'm associating the Merc with my work persona and the Jeep with free time? Is it that the Jeep reminds me of cars I had when I was young? Is it just a case of a change being as good as a rest, or is it that I'm just going quietly gaga?
Don't get me wrong, I'm never "unhappy" in the Merc, I really like it too actually, but the little Renegade just puts a grin on my face every time I drive it.
Counsel me please!
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Post by WDB on May 20, 2021 12:00:18 GMT
A bit of novelty always perks us up. Part of what’s made enduring the apocalypse difficult even for those of us lucky enough to have our basic needs well covered has been the feeling of doing the same thing day after repetitive day. So something — anything — new and different is a welcome change.
I expect I’ll enjoy having the Aygo to play with when it arrives in a couple of weeks, just as I’m enjoying the new i3 now. Doesn’t mean my Mercedes no longer has a place — although that day will eventually come. (The Škoda dealer rang yesterday about the Enyaq demo. Who knows — that may bring the future closer than I’d imagined.)
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Post by Humph on May 20, 2021 12:19:13 GMT
You know you might have that right. It has, I suppose, broken the groundhog effect of the events of the past year. In more normal times, it might not have stood out so much in my consciousness.
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Post by dixinormus on May 20, 2021 21:16:24 GMT
In a similar vein, I only leave town and take a decent drive about once a month these days. It almost feels like a Big Day Out! I’d probably be perfectly happy driving a 15-year old clunker for the day, I’d just be enjoying the trip regardless.
Had a similar feeling in my former globetrotting days; I’d be in the back of beyond and would be very grateful for whatever vehicle picked me up. Nothing looks nicer than a clean 10-year old Corolla estate when you are hanging around outside Abuja airport. Or a Focus sedan in some gloomy grimy part of Moscow!
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Post by bpg on Jun 23, 2021 11:42:24 GMT
You learn something new every day. Apparently the "A" in Jeep is for aerodynamic
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Post by Alanović on Jun 23, 2021 11:50:03 GMT
Are you buggers on your way to dixi's without me? Made it to the Andes already?
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Post by Humph on Jun 23, 2021 12:18:37 GMT
...knew we'd forgotten something. That's why we've no bungees.
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Post by EspadaIII on Jun 24, 2021 11:46:33 GMT
Are you buggers on your way to dixi's without me? Made it to the Andes already? If they have, they've forgotten me as well AND they're going the wrong way round...
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Post by Alanović on Jun 24, 2021 11:47:24 GMT
Standard.
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Post by dixinormus on Jul 5, 2021 0:17:51 GMT
Best-selling car here in NZ last month..? The Mitsubishi ASX. Make of that what you will. Clearly those smaller pseudo-SUVs are all the rage in other households too Humph..!
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Post by Humph on Jul 5, 2021 10:05:38 GMT
I think it is mainly forced by opinion from the distaff side. We sat on the back step of the Merc yesterday, drinking our coffee and munching on cashew nuts after our bike ride. We were in the car park of a trail centre and parked opposite us was a newish Ford Focus. I had time to really look at it , and remarked that it looked a fine car for a mid range, mid sized thing. "She" said she thought it was ok, but that it just wasn't tall enough. When asked to qualify that she couldn't really other than to say that she just likes sitty uppy cars. People do apparently.
I quite like driving hers, it does have a certain charm I suppose. Sometimes tides are difficult to resist.
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Post by EspadaIII on Jul 5, 2021 12:46:50 GMT
Should you be renamed Canute?
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Post by Humph on Jul 5, 2021 17:08:48 GMT
I guess I've been called worse.
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Post by Humph on Jul 12, 2021 11:36:34 GMT
Well, we seem to have started something of a trend. Up until now, with a nod to Matt Lucas, we had the only Jeep in the village neighbourhood. But, this morning our neighbours opposite arrived home in a white Renegade.
I was out bringing in the bin when they pulled up. Apparently, they had been coveting ours for a while.
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