The Red Car

So who takes a picture of a rental and posts it on the Internet? Well, If it were not fire engine red, I probably wouldn't. The red towel on the hood, is because the TOAST did manage to get into the garage and wanted to sit on it. After all, its one of his favorite spots. The towel keeps the car safe, and the cat from well being actual TOAST.

Today they started working on the motor mount of the old car. Its a gamble, but if this stops the problem with the hesitation, it will be worth it. They seem to think it is a fix. I think so too. In the meantime I have a free rental for a day, which I upgraded to the car I may want to buy. Didn't do much with the car, but drive it home, so after working on the condo newsletter all afternoon, I decided to take the Red Cobalt for a spin for about fifteen minutes.

Went to McDonald's for an iced coffee and bowl of soup. Tried out the CD player, and checked out all the special information on the information display. Still can't figure out how to get the headrest to lean back a little. It really is uncomfortable. The rest of the car is fine. If I buy one, I will get the one with the leather heated seats, and all that comes with that. But the head rest is a BIG problem. Is this a new thing with new cars? I noticed that the gal at the rental office had the seat back reclined which gave no support to the back.

They left the manual but I couldn't find anything. I think I will take the car back early even if they don't call me. First of all, I don't want to pay for the extra day, and secondly I bet a car salesman will tell me how to fix the head rest. I will have to ask him/her how to find the engine heat gauge. A tachometer is nice, but I like oil pressure gauges and heat gauges. Wonder if they only put tachometers in the bright red models?

It has other things too, like headlights that turn themselves on and off automatically, tire pressure gauges, a dome light that stays on long enough for you to get out of the car, an automatic trunk opener. The CD player keeps playing till you get out of the car too. I read somewhere that you can run the power windows off the battery for a few minutes as well. At least most of the controls are similar to the Prizm, but it is a tad narrower, and a tad longer, something I am not quite used to yet, but it won't be bad.

I hope they fix mine enough to get through the winter. I am so used to it, but that's what I get for driving the same car for so many years. It has the same engine as the Malibu in a smaller car, which is good thing for power. Its pretty zippy. Now do great aunts look spiffy in bright red cars? I didn't mind it.

Well, all that work on the newsletter and the car was enough for one day. So I am taking an early retirement tonight and hitting the hay. Who knows what tomorrow will bring forth. Heard that Obama's grandmother who raised him died today. If he wins it is too bad she didn't live to see it, but if he loses its probably good she didn't live to see that either. Its hard to lose someone though so even though I don't agree with his politics big time, I feel bad for him.