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Martin Tithonium
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02 October 2011 @ 03:49 pm
 
So, for the zero of you who read my lj but not my twitter or facebook, yet still care about what I'm doing... I bought a car yesterday. Hadn't planned to do so quite then, but we did get a pretty damned good deal.. Black 2011 Chevy Volt, with a payment bigger than I was hoping but smaller than I expected. [info]loree brought them down about $18k from their original proposal, bringing the before-fees price to less than their (official) invoice price. It isn't /exactly/ what I wanted, but exactly what I wanted would have cost at least $15k more, so I'm happy with it.

It hasn't told me its name, or even its gender. I'm calling it Morpheus for now, having realized Giskard did /not/ fit.
Nothing I've thought of really seems to fit. "Geirrod"? "Hœnir"? "Yaluk"? "Huraqan"? "Rai" or "雷"? "Vigg"? Suggestions welcome.


Meanwhile, we need to figure out the parking situation. The Volt can't make it into the right side of the garage. The Prius /just/ barely can, but scrapes VERY badly coming out. We /think/ we can get away with grinding down the corner of the concrete... anybody have tools appropriate for doing that?
 
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sprockets, sockets, grommets & gaskets[info]randomdreams on October 2nd, 2011 11:40 pm (UTC)
I like Vigg.
As for grinding concrete, I'd engage someone with a jackhammer. They can do resurfacing, apparently, if they're talented, rather than whole-scale removal.

Also I'm totally envious of your new car.
Gabriel[info]niac on October 3rd, 2011 06:27 pm (UTC)
So Swedish for Thunderbolt, eh?
sprockets, sockets, grommets & gaskets[info]randomdreams on October 3rd, 2011 12:44 am (UTC)
also by the way I don't twitter or facebook, and I certainly care what you're doing, so make that 'the one of you'.
Perfectly normal tardigrade.[info]beaq on October 3rd, 2011 01:16 am (UTC)
One and a half. I remember to check Twitter about once a week.

How about a portable carport in the back where the RV was?
Martin Tithonium[info]tithonium on October 3rd, 2011 01:27 am (UTC)
It's possible, but suboptimal for various reasons, including security.
Perfectly normal tardigrade.[info]beaq on October 3rd, 2011 04:39 am (UTC)
How about a portable carport rigged with a death ray?
Martin Tithonium[info]tithonium on October 3rd, 2011 04:43 am (UTC)
My death ray license renewal is still pending...
Laurentina's skeleton[info]stolen_tea on October 3rd, 2011 03:57 am (UTC)
So, for the zero of you who read my lj but not my twitter or facebook

Hey! I resemble that remark!
Tammy[info]javagoth on October 3rd, 2011 04:45 am (UTC)
Yay new car!
Gabriel[info]niac on October 3rd, 2011 06:25 pm (UTC)
I'd like to suggest Höd.
Martin Tithonium[info]tithonium on October 3rd, 2011 06:28 pm (UTC)
http://martian.at/car.cgi
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