Monday, September 1, 2008

Is it a rental car or an emergency spare?

I drive a large SUV. I have driven a SUV for over 15 years. This week my suv is going in the shop for a strange sound. It has been making this sound since a few weeks after we bought it. The thing is every time I go to the dealership it stops. They have had it there several times no sound. Last week we were wasting time waiting for DS to get out of class. It made the sound. We quickly drove to the dealership got the service manager and went back to the parking lot the sound happened in. It must have had something to do with the incline. It made the sound for him. Yeah, I was so happy he probably thought I was crazy. I was just happy he finally heard the sound and knew I wasn’t crazy.

That brings us to tonight. We are going to the Big City on Wednesday. Here is the conversation about that trip.

Me: My truck is going into the shop this week.
DH : Why?
Me: For the weird noise it makes.
DH: ok
Me: That means we will have a rental car.
DH: So….
Me: Do you really want to drive a Ford Escort to the city?
DH: People drive them everywhere, every day.
Me: Sure they do.
DH: Of course they do. It’s car.
Me: I’m not sure, I think of it more like the little spare tire they put on some cars. The ones with the warning don’t drive for more than 50 miles. Don’t exceed speeds of 40mph.
DH: I am sure Ford would be glad to hear that.
Me: No not just Fords I love Fords. That’s all we have driven. It’s all little cars. I think they should have warning labels on them.
DH: Laughing.
Me: Maybe I will just see if the truck can go in the shop when we get back.
I just read this post to DH and his response. Well I would rather not drive a little car to the city. So he agrees it’s like an emergency spare. Only use it when you have to.

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