Gentle Friends our weekend was a whir of crazy trauma and then triumph......... it started off normal... Saturday morning off to Noah's for bagels and coffee, then on to Safeway for the weekly grocery shopping..... and then out to the "shops"..... after all the fun and on the way home through the Castro and up over the hill and down into Noe Valley, the car (our 16 year old car) starting making clicking noises and then all of a sudden loud knocking , click - thud - stop - the last leg of the car finally gave out. After pushing it out of the intersection and into a parking spot I called Rico and he walked down the hill - I was within 4 blocks of getting home - we decided then and there to not put more money into fixing it and to finally get a new car.
I spent the evening and until about 12:30 am reading reviews and doing research on the car I wanted. Sunday morning dawned bright and early and off we went, via the bus, to look and hopefully get a car..... after about 3 hours we were driving home with our new car.......
.... it's a 2013 Mini Cooper, the colour is Metallic Iced Chocolate. Our other sad car we decided to donate to the SPCA and I am arranging that today. It's great to have a reliable car again!!
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That's about it for today sports fans, thanks for stopping by!!
Take care,
edgar
Car troubles can be so exasperating. I LOVE your new car!! It's sleek and the color is cool. Congrats!
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ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!!! Donating your old car is so sweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute car!!
ReplyDeleteLove the new ride!
ReplyDeleteIf you are a Tom Petty fan, Mike Campbell has a shelter called Rock the Dogs where they auction off leftover tour pics, t-shirts, programs and even jewelry is made from used guitar strings and auctioned. They are from Gainesville, Fl. Thought you might like to know there's some Florida boys in California helping the puppies too!
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Beautiful new car!
ReplyDeleteLove the Mini!! There's a lady in our church that bought one last summer and absolutely loves it :) I'd say you got your money's worth out of your "old" car. Be safe.
ReplyDeletelove your new ride.
ReplyDeleteSO sporty! Love love the new car. Perfect start to the new year.
ReplyDeleteLove the new car, what a beauty.
ReplyDeleteOh I love it! Great color too.
ReplyDeleteNothing makes the heart sink like those clunking noises coming from under the hood! Congratulations on the new car!! We considered the Mini but short lil'me couldn't see out of it very well...felt like sitting in a teacup...but oh was it fun to drive! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous car! Congrats, Edgar! Now, like all new car owners, you will be looking for parking spots far away from anyone who might dare to scratch your baby! ;-) Have fun zooming around!
ReplyDeleteUgh, I know the feeling of not wanting to pour any more money into a car; doing that right now. What a cute little car, though! Good on gas mileage, I imagine. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI've been a Mini owner for as long as I can remember (I even had one of the old originals which look tiny nowadays). They are such fun to drive and so easy to park - I hope you enjoy many happy miles Edgar.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good way to start the New Year.....with a new car. The color is perfect! Hope you have many happy miles in it.
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Great car choice Edgar! I guess great minds think alike! My wife and I picked up a 2010 Mini Cooper on 28 December. It only had 38,000 miles on was hard not to walk away. It is truly a fun car to drive. Congratulations again to you and Rico.
ReplyDeleteLove the new car and new profile picture too!!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, Edgar, we are in the same position -- I'm just waiting for my car to do the same thing. Please please give me your impressions of the Mini. I've always been scared to buy one cause of the reliability issues. Is that better now? Are they more reliable than in the past? Reliability is so important to me, but I love Mini Coopers! I want one so badly. lol! Could you advise me?? Thanks! Looooove your new car!! Sooo much! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteHi Edgar,
ReplyDeleteI love your new Mini. I too have one, my is Red with white racing stripes, roof and mirror caps, which I affectionately call my Little Zippy.
I can say from experience, YOU WILL LOVE YOUR NEW LITTLE ZIPPY!!! Enjoy and have fun ;-))
I think it is wonderful that you are donating your old car.
Lovin' the new ride!!! Congrats
ReplyDeleteLove the new car, but sorry you were stranded with a sick older car.
ReplyDeleteCar troubles bite.
ReplyDeleteStill... nice new car. I know I love my little Mini Cooper S. So much fun.
Only you Edgar would have CHOCOLATE in the name of your car.....so jealous!!! Congrats on the new wheels. Now you need some matching driving gloves. :)
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-missy-
Dearest Edgar: I want a ride oh so sweet looking, lucky you to have a new car, we still are driving our 2006 dodge with only 65,000 miles on it so no new car for a while.
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Catherine
P.S. it is a whopping -15 degrees here in my neck of the woods, not including the -45 degree windchill
OMG, love the new car. It's so cute and the color is fantastic. Have fun with it. It's such a relief to not be worrying about an old car. I am still in love with my little SUV and it'll be 3 in April. Hard to believe that already! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLove your new car. I've wanted a Mini Cooper for a very long time!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable! Here's hoping this one last just as long. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love your choice!Happy New Year!AriadnefromGreece!
ReplyDeleteI keep putting you in my reader and then it never sticks! Luckily I see your blog named on other blogs! I am having car troubles too. My biggest complaint is that when the temps drop, my car gets frozen/frosty on the INSIDE of the windshield! Which is really hard to defrost and makes me late! So I have taken to stuffing plastic bags against the edge of the window, wayyy down at the bottom. Not a fun thing to do, but it works! Congrats on the new car! Hopefully it will work great on our hills!
ReplyDeleteYou new car is awesome!! We have been through similar experiences!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new car! What a beauty (and chocolate no less!!) Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new wheels! Love the mini coopers.
ReplyDeleteThat's a sexy ride! Congrats! And how kind of you to donate the older car.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute, great car Edgar. We got a new SUV at the end of the summer. So much fun!
ReplyDeleteAmy
Edgar, welcome to the club. I am a proud owner of two Mini's. I have a 2006 Mini Cooper S and a 2012 Mini Coupe S. I had a 2003 Mini Cooper back when they first came out. Both my parents have Coopers and my niece Dani. I am so excited for you. Happy Motoring.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I love that brown color with the black, so classy. What have you named your mini?
ReplyDeleteNice wheels.... What a nice new toy to start the year off. Happy motoring!
ReplyDeleteI love my mini and I'm sure you will love yours too!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and Rico xox
Love it! The colour sounds like it could be a shade of floss.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy.
really cute. good luck edgar.
ReplyDeleteOh Edgar, this car is so you! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI have three friends with mini Coopers and they all love them. They feel really spacious in the inside. I went to a costume party with one of my mini friends and wore a hoop skirt in perfect comfort in her mini!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beauty!!! My bestie has a Mini Cooper and she thinks it's da bomb! (In the BEST way possible!). LOL
ReplyDeleteI hope you have many, many years of happy motoring.
Also loved that you donated your "old faithful" to the SPCA...great cause!
What a beauty! Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteSweet! And I love the name of the color!
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