This is my little red jeep I write about now and then...or my Red Hot Box as I lovingly refer to her on occasion...or even my "poor jeep" as she is forced to be called because red seems to attract the crazies when it comes to driving. Never seen so many drivers just lose their minds when she comes anywhere near them...and seemingly make a beeline right for her...the near misses are too numerous to count.
I bought her about 2 years ago brand new. It was my first ever purchase of anything of significance...first new car I have ever had...and first time I put myself in debt to own something...Whew!!! a lot of firsts with this girl.
From the moment I walked into the Daihatsu showroom and seen her sitting there all sparkly under the spotlight I knew she was going home with me. She called out to me and I answered with gleeful abandon. Its been a love affair every since. In the two years Ive had her nothing has ever gone wrong or caused me hardship...other than the mindless idiots that are determined to take her from me with their constant need to validate their day by crashing into someone else...sigh!!! She has been in a few crashes...but none of them were her fault...she's very careful and ever mindful of safety first. The people at Daihatsu garage are always happy to bring her back to pristine condition. Right now she has some scrapes and bruising that need to be taken care of...but shes still beautiful to look at.
I smile every time I go and take her for a drive. She always seems happy to see me too...making zippy little engine noises and quick to answer my every command with accuracy and agility. Its an added plus that I can pretty much park her wherever I want...she fits right into the smallest of gaps....or up onto a sidewalk and over to the dirt area (shush..dont tell...but traffic is dreadful and sometimes you gotta do what you can to keep your sanity).
She is a dream and I highly recommend any potential car buyer to check out her sisters and take one home. You wont be disappointed. Her ability to just go and go on one tank of gas leaves you making bets as to just how much farther she will go even when her gas light has been on for "quite some time". (sorry girl...times are tough....money is low...mommy doesnt mean to make you drink from the bottom so often)
Now here is my beef. Nobody seems to consider her a bonafide jeep...they act as if she is just a jeep wannabe and has no right to even be so high off the ground and look all jeepy like. Ive lost count of the number of times people ask me when am I going to get a "real" jeep!!! Such blasphemy...Im always careful to reprimand them in front of her so her feelings are not hurt. I wouldnt trade her for the biggest baddest gas guzzling jeep on the market today...shes my baby...my comfort...my space for some solitude and my taste for adventure fullfilled.
In a world (my world) where so many things are tough and hard to get through...where bills pile up and friends become enemies over petty stuff...where families are separated and the net is slooooow...at least I have my little jeep to take me away from it all...we go for a cruise...windows down...cd's playing...no worries.
Heaven!!!
btw...as much as I love you daughter of mine...NO I will not send her to you in the states...I love you with all my heart...but thats just pushing it.
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Well lucky for me she is so small, and cute, and gas efficient because if she were one of those other types of jeep--you know the big, bad, ugly, gas-guzzling, urban, wannabees--then I would have had to bite you. As it is, I can commend you for your chosen love, your care of her, and your ability to write about it.
Well, in defense of the Jeep, a "proper" Jeep should have the grill with the seven holes in it.
Other than that, call it what you will.
hopefully it has AC, lol ;]
I read you Coolred! I am in love with my car too!
ONe of these dasy I'll postr a eulegie on it, but it can never surpass yours!
Cute jeep!! :)
Chiara...Im the sort of person that will stay all day shopping and not buy a thing..but when something calls to me...I have to have it..doesnt happen often but well worth the wait.
Mjenks...grill? holes? that sounds too dental for me. She is a mini me jeep...cutie wutie.
Mr Condescending...indeed she does. Actually when we were suffering without ac's you could often find us just sitting in the jeep with the ac on just to get some relief. She was a trooper and did her job efficiently...even without a drive as reward for good behavoir.
Aafke...I'll be waiting.
Aynue...YES!!!! Jeep...lol. ty
Are any of the problems due to her being bought in Bahrain? Guess I'm a cynic, but it just seems like that country has given you no end of headaches...
She's a heck of a lot cuter than the old style Cherokees and Wranglers. I like the masculinity, with a touch of feminism in her...
ooohhhh I want one!
haha! I love my black Isuzu Rodeo. Everyone says it looks like such a macho vehicle, and they expect to see some guy in it, but they see this tiny girl driving it. I get really angry when someone cracks a joke about her being old....she's NOT OLD!!! At least she's paid off in full, and runs like a queen. Take good car of your little red darling. I agree, it's very cute.
E.R....I get that too...but my haters tell me my is for young people...being all red shiny and zippy...definitely not for 40 year old women...or so I keep hearing over and over again...
GET OVER IT...SHES MINE!!! lol she isnt going anywhere.
um, why do you keep calling that a jeep?
it's a nice little vehicle, but it ain't a jeep :)
Why do you call that a Jeep? It's not a Jeep. There are newer Jeeps that arent Jeeps. It's like a fake Rolex from China.
I'm not trolling. Just want to educate you on Jeeps. I have 3 Jeeps of my own so I'm not posing either. Enjoy the site.
http://www.jeepforum.com/
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