It is the end of an era my friends. Today I sold my beloved little Tiburon. I knew it had to happen sooner or later, but it still made me a bit melancholy. It was, hands-down, my favorite car of all time. I don't love the Kia even half as much as the Tiburon. It [...]
Tag: cars
The tried and true…
Mike bought a new vehicle over the weekend. I surmise it was time. His car at 12 years old was no longer aging well. It had a myriad of problems that when viewed individually were minor irritations, but when viewed collectively signaled a system on the brink of failure. Indeed, as the dealership who sold [...]
Here I come adulthood!
When I purchased my Hyundai Tiburon close to ten years ago I did so because I loved it. When I learned about the great warranty Hyundai offers (5/60 bumper to bumper and 10/100 drivetrain) I used it as a validation that I had made a good choice. For all the years since I drove out [...]
Fueling the fire…
I am not sure, but I think the universe is actively seeking to get me to commit to buying a new car. This pains me as I love the car I have - a paid off 2004 Hyundai Tiburon with less than 75,000 miles on it. But lately, the love I have for my Tiburon seems more [...]
That new car smell…
I love my little Tiburon. It is still awfully cute and its mileage is fairly low (only 75k), but it is getting older (it will celebrate its eighth birthday in 2012). In the past couple of years I have been increasingly thinking about the day when I will have to move on to a new car. It [...]
Size matters…
Size matters. This statement, while not universally true, is true enough of the time that I feel it is fair to assert. There are many examples to support my assertion, but I’ll just offer a few as size matters where blog length is concerned as well. To tall woman like my friends Tam and Sara [...]
THE NEW FORTY 