The weekend that was...
I learned this weekend that Carfax is your friend but it's not your priest, Rasslin' is a religion, and autocross can be boring.
First, yes, we're still car shopping. We stopped-in with Johnathan at Toyota South and we discovered a few things. First, their new/gently used lot is full of nice folks. Their $9995 or less lot (at their old location) has standard used cars salesmen.
Still, we looked at a 99 Avalon, an 01 Altima, and an 02 Olds Intrigue; while the intrigue and altima were tired auction items, the 99 Avalon looks like a real find. It's a boat, but it's a Lexus for under 10 grand. Carfax gave its blessing to these three, but we found on closer examination that at least the Altima had been wrecked + repainted. In the end, Carfax is a good way to thin the herd of potentials, but not a great way to ensure a car is sound. Nothing beats a good mechanic.
Rasslin. WWE Raw. Andy and Jamie had ringside seats 6 rows back. I wish I had the words to describe this experience: Visceral, yet fake. Involving, yet boring. Basically, professional wrestling is like watching a play, but the actors are naked oiled up men and women who can't actually...act. People eat it up with a spoon, and it DEFINITELY has that demolition-derby/monster-truck-rally novelty going for it, but it's just meaningless. It's performance art, not sport.
Finally Autocross. Yeah, I lost. But the course was one big corkscrewing right-turning sweeper, and I really didn't like it. Boring, and it really wore my left front tire down. Course map here
First, yes, we're still car shopping. We stopped-in with Johnathan at Toyota South and we discovered a few things. First, their new/gently used lot is full of nice folks. Their $9995 or less lot (at their old location) has standard used cars salesmen.
Still, we looked at a 99 Avalon, an 01 Altima, and an 02 Olds Intrigue; while the intrigue and altima were tired auction items, the 99 Avalon looks like a real find. It's a boat, but it's a Lexus for under 10 grand. Carfax gave its blessing to these three, but we found on closer examination that at least the Altima had been wrecked + repainted. In the end, Carfax is a good way to thin the herd of potentials, but not a great way to ensure a car is sound. Nothing beats a good mechanic.
Rasslin. WWE Raw. Andy and Jamie had ringside seats 6 rows back. I wish I had the words to describe this experience: Visceral, yet fake. Involving, yet boring. Basically, professional wrestling is like watching a play, but the actors are naked oiled up men and women who can't actually...act. People eat it up with a spoon, and it DEFINITELY has that demolition-derby/monster-truck-rally novelty going for it, but it's just meaningless. It's performance art, not sport.
Finally Autocross. Yeah, I lost. But the course was one big corkscrewing right-turning sweeper, and I really didn't like it. Boring, and it really wore my left front tire down. Course map here
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