Weekend wrapup

[pbray]

After the trauma that was shopping for a bridesmaid's dress earlier in the week, on Saturday I treated myself by test driving new cars. I may or may not be in the market for a new car, this was a chance to see what was out there and do some thinking on the subject.

I liked one of the cars better than the other, but preferred the other dealership, so there's something else to toss into the pot. Living where I do, there's usually only one dealership for each manufacturer, so if you don't like the dealership your choices are driving an hour to buy the car somewhere else, or settling for a different brand.

On Sunday I went to see the movie Watchmen. I haven't read the graphic novel, so I know I was missing a lot that fans would have enjoyed. Overall I'd rank it as good but not great, though Big Blue was pretty damn impressive :-)

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Did the trauma of dress-hunting end in success, or just trauma?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Success--achieved dress that met with the bride's (jennifer_dunne) approval and didn't make me feel like I was trying to impersonate a 22-year old.

Still think my original idea of Transformers costumes was a better one. An all superhero wedding, how could anyone possibly object?

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

I can't possibly see anyone objecting to a superhero wedding. Though I'd probably go for the sometimes-villain. For some reason, I always liked Poison Ivy. Maybe it was *because* she made her own morality. Or because she didn't go around half-nekkid all the time...

I notice you did not mention the cars you drove.

I love my Prius. Just sayin.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

The Prius's do look very nice. But I need something with a bit more cargo space (must be able to toss a bike or two in the back) as well as dependable in snow, so I'm looking AWD or 4WD SUV. Over the weekend I looked at a Subaru Forester, and the Toyota RAV4.

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

You can actually get a bike into the back of a Prius, but not two, I would think. Bike rack should be a possibility, though.

As for snow, three words. Stability. Traction. Control. Standard. Oops, that's four. The accident that I got into a year ago last December was not only not the TARDIS' fault, when that pickup slammed into it, the TARDIS didn't even slide a tiny bit, despite the roads being very icy. It would, of course, depend on the conditions you were placing it in. One of the disadvantages is that it has a very low clearance (four inches!!!) which makes it slow going on those seasonal/limited use roads in which Upstate NY so delights.

About the Forester, I have to say -- I've know two people who bought one on the grounds it was supposed to be good on snow, and both spun out on very little snow indeed. I don't know the Rav4's snow capability. I would lean toward Toyotas in general, though, so there's a definite bias on my part.