So, this morning, Craig and I were discussing whether or not we should take the Camry or the Ford to the car show in Portland. We weren't sure how the weather would turn out. It rained here all night, I could here it on the skylight in the bathroom. So when it was quiet, I just assumed that it had stopped raining. So, we watch the news, to see what's going to happen, and they are out and about at various places, and the weather looks fine. So we decide to take the Camry, since it is easier to park in the garage at the convention center. Craig has a Ford f-350 diesel pickup that has an extended cab (well, it has four doors, I have no idea what they call it) and the truck is all jacked up with these huge, pain in the butt tires, and it has an eight foot bed. So you have huge truck, with already a huge cab, and a long bed, that is hard to get into, so it is not the best vehicle to take into a parking garage. It's like driving a land yacht. I refuse to drive the thing. So, here we are, set on the car, and I go out to the kitchen at 7:00 am to open curtains, and lo and behold, everything is white! So we had to switch our plan a little. We did end up taking the truck, but there was only snow in about a ten mile radius around us. So odd. Nothing anywhere else, but three inches at our house. We did manage to park ok in the parking garage, they have one side that has a higher clearance, but going around tight corners in there was a little tricky! Not to mention people in Portland look at you oddly when you are driving this huge vehicle, and they are all driving hybrids! Hey, at least it's diesel. It's not a COMPLETE fuel hog. We don't drive it that often, Craig uses the old Camry for commuting. We had fun though, and the kids came home and there was still plenty of snow for Chloe and Koben to build a snowman.
I did get to sit in the car I want when the old Camry dies. (you know, when I sweetly let Craig have the red Camry, and I take the new car =P) 2008 Honda Accord v-6 coupe. Of course, my husband thinks I'm crazy to want a two door car. I had Chloe sit in the back, she was fine! What's his problem? Ok, ok, so it's probably a little snug. Chances are good, we will go with a Camry or Avalon the next time around. If it aint broke, don't fix it. This is Toyota number four, and we still love them. I did sit in the Nissan Altima, and I also love it. I miss my Altima. I loved that car, and was bummed when it got unjustly totalled. However, Toyota seems to have a better track record than Nissan right now. We have had three Nissans, and I will say, stupid little things go wrong with them at the five year mark. Radio, rear defrost, door locks, window controlls. Irritating, and sometimes spendy things, where as, my Toyotas, go and go and go, and nothing ever seems to go wrong with them. Knock on wood. Guess we'll wait and see. The old Camry has surpassed it's 100 thousand mile mark, and is still going strong, mechanically anyway. We have obviously had to have some work done on it, but nothing too major. Physically, it is kind of a tired car, but it doesn't seem to mind that as it makes the trek everyday from Molalla to Gresham. It's a work horse!
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