This is Al. (Short for Albert. Because he was purchased to replace Vicky The Purple Civic after her fatal run-into by a large diesel truck. And we are very odd people who will make Vicky => Victoria => Albert connections, and then promptly only refer to him as Al. WELCOME TO AMERICA.)
Al is getting a long-overdue tuneup and oil change today.
And I was noticing that, from a distance - which causes all the dust and bird offerings to magically disappear - he doesn't look half bad for a car of over 100K.
So - to sum up: if you do not tailgate, your car will look approximately 10,000 times cooler.
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Glad I'm not the only one who names their cars. The Toy is rapidly approaching 260,000 miles. He had windscreen #6 installed last week and the technician did a double take when he checked the milometer ( (stone on the M4 resulting in a central chip).
Did I mention that DH's new car is called "Frank"? His registration number starts FR, so it fitted.
Our current autos are the Black Purl (a very ragged Malibu; originally was to be Barbie Malibu), and the Red Menace (a truly non-threatening Dodge Neon). We have always named our cars; doesn't everyone? Both are hanging tough with lotsa miles on the odometers. Good to know there's a way to improve their appearance...
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