I am now the proud owner of a Cadillac Catera. Now, I know what you are thinking, but I LOVE this car. I am really not one for the itsy bitsy sport cars, even though they usually look nice, the comfort level is minimal. Really big luxury cars are usually comfy, but they can be sluggish and are generally too large for my taste. This car is a mid-sized luxury, a smaller version of the typical Caddy.
I will have to replace the tires on the car, which I would normally do anyway simply because I like to know what I am dealing with. After a little routine maintenance, and some very minor body work (a couple paint chips and a tiny dent), this car will be lovely. It drives well, the engine is nearly perfect, and starts, runs and shifts flawlessly. It is rear wheel drive, which will take a bit of getting used to. I got it for somewhat under the market value for a comparable car, so I am pretty happy with the purchase. I took it to two different auto repair shops before purchase, to verify that there were no issues with the mechanics. I kept the thing for about 4 hours critiquing it. hehe. I am a little anal about car purchases. I think my dad drilled that into me at an early age.
Hopefully this will be my last post about this stupid car, but I can’t help but be a little excited.
Here’s a picture of my new baby:
There are a few minor modifications and repairs I would like to do to it, namely, repairing the paint chip(s), fixing the little dent, replacing the headlamp covers since they are a bit scuffed and faded, and getting it detailed sometime in the near future.
Well, off to enjoy my new toy. Toodles.
I really love random conversation about subjects that actually interest me. Something like a shared experience, a good answer to a question, or simply talking about things, be they a meaningful conversation about society or something simple like music or movies, it’s always good to be around those who can hold a decent conversation.
To be honest, I lose interest in conversations pretty quickly. There have to be certain key elements in order for me to pay attention for any length of time. Usually I listen to the first few sentences, and determine how important the subject is. If it is information I need to retain I process the input differently. After that, I slate my interest according to my interest and level of respect concerning the person speaking. In other words, if I don’t like you, my attention span is going to decrease significantly. Lastly, of course, is the content of the conversation itself. There are a lot of things I could not care less about, yet people like to share anyway. I don’t deal well with giving advice, unless it is of the scathing variety, then I am likely just going to be cruel. I can listen to problems, but I don’t give advice, because I may not be able to relate, or possibly just do not care at all.
I know I ramble on a lot about things that people do not give a damn about, but I have attempting to cut back on that, at least outside of my blog (heh) as of late. I really have been making a feeble attempt to just keep to myself unless it is work related or I am invited into a conversation. Sometimes I wish everyone would obey the “5 minute rule”, even though I fail in that area too.
Hopefully my attempts will not be in vain.
I have been in an excellent mood the last couple of days. My car stuff is getting worked out, today I changed the oil, filled it with gas and made sure everything was as functional as possible to hand it over to my dad in the event that I buy the Caddy tomorrow. Yeah, I know, it’s kind of a grandma car, but at 200 Hp, I think I will be fine. heh.
Hopefully I will be submitting pics of my new wheels this time tomorrow.
